So we are hacks

I'd like your help. I know I'm not a hack for quitting (since I'm headed to a full ride at law school next fall) and was just wondering if anyone else had success stories after quitting the green machine.

It was funny, when I quit, my BM told me "Even people with law degrees come to work at enterprise for this great chance at success". That has to be some major BS.
Has anyone ever heard of a real M.B.A. or J.D. doing this?

Any successful employment stories would be nice so we can slam it to the machine.

Originally Posted by Still bitter

I'd like your help. I know I'm not a hack for quitting (since I'm headed to a full ride at law school next fall) and was just wondering if anyone else had success stories after quitting the green machine.

It was funny, when I quit, my BM told me "Even people with law degrees come to work at enterprise for this great chance at success". That has to be some major BS.
Has anyone ever heard of a real M.B.A. or J.D. doing this?

Any successful employment stories would be nice so we can slam it to the machine.

Law degrees at ERAC? SURE, LOL!

That's kind of what I thought. Plus, why wouldn't they just work in the legal department. She actually tried to convince me I would make less money as an IP attorney than all the big cash I would make if I stuck around.
LOL.
I guess that's just the Kool-Aide talking...

[whatdude]

Originally Posted by Still bitter

I'd like your help. I know I'm not a hack for quitting (since I'm headed to a full ride at law school next fall) and was just wondering if anyone else had success stories after quitting the green machine.

It was funny, when I quit, my BM told me "Even people with law degrees come to work at enterprise for this great chance at success". That has to be some major BS.
Has anyone ever heard of a real M.B.A. or J.D. doing this?

Any successful employment stories would be nice so we can slam it to the machine.

There are a ton of successful people who have left Enterprise. I left a few years ago and now work in Marketing. Read: real, actual marketing that involves graphic design, campaign creation, ad placement, customer analysis and demographic studies, etc., NOT going to body shops and dropping off donuts, or hassling some corporate account to send more business our way. I work less, get paid more, have great perks and work for a company that actually values its employees and their well-being. I have the time and money to genuinely enjoy life, and the good fortune to work for a company that encourages its employees to get out and do things, take time for themselves and pro-actively tries to find out how they can make the work environment better. I knew I was in the right place when they sent me the employment offer and at the end of the benefits section it had an italicized quote saying "We work to live, we don't live to work".

I knew a couple people with MBA's that worked for Enterprise because they had absolutely no real world work experience. They went straight from college to grad school, never took any of their internships seriously, then graduated with an MBA hugely overqualified and seriously under-experienced for most jobs all at the same time. I never met anyone with a J.D. that worked for Enterprise. Why you would decide to rent cars for Enterprise after investing all that time, effort and money on law school is beyond me. Getting a J.D. pretty much guarantees you success, assuming you're willing to put in the work after you graduate. Working for Enterprise guarantees you nothing, no matter how hard you bust your ass.

Enterprise was definitley a small step in my carrer path. Right out of school I moved to a new city and fell into the HYPE of the green machine. It was a job, a crappy job, but hey it was a little experience to get me going. I didnt want to get stuck there for too long for fear of getting sucked in and spit out years later, with nothing to show for it other than knowing how to rent cars. 7 months was more than enough for me. I will admit though, the long hours and hard worked prepared me for pretty much anything (nothing could be worse) I now work for a very profitable logistics company. The hours are awesome the pay is great and I have worked my way up the ladder. Yes believe it or not other companies actually offer REAL opportunities for advancement as a reward for hard work.

The most important thing that i did learn at enterprise was how to treat the employees that I now manage. I took everything at Enterprise and do the exact opposite. It is amazing how people react when they are treated fairly, are rewarded for work preformed, are treated with respect, and can honestly come to you with questions and concerns.

There is a difference between "couldn't hack it" and being smart and skilled enough to not want to hack it . . . a huge difference.

Originally Posted by Still bitter

I'd like your help. I know I'm not a hack for quitting (since I'm headed to a full ride at law school next fall) and was just wondering if anyone else had success stories after quitting the green machine.

It was funny, when I quit, my BM told me "Even people with law degrees come to work at enterprise for this great chance at success". That has to be some major BS.
Has anyone ever heard of a real M.B.A. or J.D. doing this?

Any successful employment stories would be nice so we can slam it to the machine.

It is more like people who studied to go to law school but did not get in lawschool, or did not complete lawschool, work at Enterprise Rent-A-Car