Just got my degree in business. Do I really want to work at ERAC?

Originally Posted by New Grad

So I've just recieved my degree in Business and i'm thinking about joining ERAC. The recruiter told me I could make up to $36,000 as a "management trainee" but that seems kind of low for 50 hours a week and I do actually have a real solid degree. Also, I'll be attending graduate school but yet I want something to put on my resume. So i'm thinking If i'm going to kill myself for 50 hours a week plus grad school it better damn well be worth it.

At Pfizer I could make $45,000-$65,000/year + commissions as a pharmaceutical sales rep. Plus I get a company car. So if that falls through I might have to go with ERAC :-(

The answer to your question, in a nutshell and without going in-depth is: NO!

Thanks for all the comments and insight.

someone brought up a great point about companies that pay for continuing education. I don't assume that ERAC has any such program and I'm definitely not trying to walk out of school $30K in debt.

I'll keep looking around the job market and hopefully I'll find something that works. Thanks!

Originally Posted by New Grad

Thanks for all the comments and insight.

someone brought up a great point about companies that pay for continuing education. I don't assume that ERAC has any such program and I'm definitely not trying to walk out of school $30K in debt.

I'll keep looking around the job market and hopefully I'll find something that works. Thanks!

ERAC doesnt value education anyway.

[dabanker]

Hey "New Grad", what part of the country are you in?

Originally Posted by The Sneak

You addressed none of my points. NONE. Good luck, asshole.

Of course not Sneak! All the ERAC drones defend the company by stating how much they make and others couldn't hack it. There is no other defense, as everything bad mentioned on this site is 95% true.

Originally Posted by AgreewithSneak

Of course not Sneak! All the ERAC drones defend the company by stating how much they make and others couldn't hack it. There is no other defense, as everything bad mentioned on this site is 95% true.

These people that claim they make millions at ERAC need to start posting some W-2's.

[dabanker]

I agree. Let's see the proof. When I worked at ERAC back in the day, My Area Manager bragged at all the money he made. I asked him to show the proof b/c I didn't believe him. He actually did show me 1 paycheck. Only 1! And it was a 4 year old pay stub. He said he couldn't find any current one's. After I quit the company I became friends with him. I asked him about the whole paycheck deal. He said they're told to sell the dream! Pretty sad.

If you have a business degree, you are so better off working elsewhere! Enterprise will hire almost anyone with a college degree! So even people who have psychology majors (ez way out of college) can work alongside you as management trainees! Kind of discouraging eh? You've got yourself a business degree (whether it may be marketing, finance or even accounting!), yet you're working and supposedly learning with someone who wanted the quick way out of college but couldn't find a real job, cuz a BA in psychology is not worth jack unless they pursue a PhD!

Never never never work for Enterprise Rent a Car. Unless of course you are a piece of shit lying scumbag. Then you will fit right in.

[JGATZ]

Originally Posted by Unregistered14

If you have a business degree, you are so better off working elsewhere! Enterprise will hire almost anyone with a college degree! So even people who have psychology majors (ez way out of college) can work alongside you as management trainees! Kind of discouraging eh? You've got yourself a business degree (whether it may be marketing, finance or even accounting!), yet you're working and supposedly learning with someone who wanted the quick way out of college but couldn't find a real job, cuz a BA in psychology is not worth jack unless they pursue a PhD!

You sound like one of those non majors who never took more than introductory psychology and probably found it boring. Therefore, you feel justified criticizing it. I'll set the record straight. First of all, there are many pathes within psychology as well as degrees that can be earned. (Ph. D, Psy. D, Masters, etc.) There are also many different types of psychologists out there such as clinical, forensic, school, and industrial psychlogists. The quality of the program all depends where you go to school and what you make out of it. Psychology is a fascinating field and prepares you for many career paths given the analytical, people, and critical thinking skills it teaches. I do agree with you on one point. You do need to pursue graduate school IF you desire to anything related to psychology and actually be paid well. However, many end up in the business fields, law school, or HR. Perhaps, psychology majors aren't as dumb as you think. Chances are you were probably persuaded by one to check out and ultimately work for ERAC. Given your use of the abbreviation EZ for the word "easy," it looks like you may be the lazy one here. I guess majoring in psychology to use as a stepping stone to better things is being lazy? I just had an interview with GMAC and four out of the five upper level management people I met with originally had liberal arts degrees like psychology, sociology, and the like. In fact, they stated in the interview that they like those majors because they tend to be more well rounded than other fields of study. Perhaps, taking the "EZ" way out was actually quite smart...

P.S. I am a psychology major who works hard, has done independent research, has a high GPA, and plans to go on to graduate school for clinical psychology. This will take an additional five to six years of higher education before I would even be able to sit for a license to practice. It's certainly not easy...