How do you get free upgrades?
How do you get free upgrades?
To add with the 6 month buy back program there is a 10k-25k repair program for auto body repairs that is not reported to insurance. Trade secret as i was one of the guys that was repairing an average of 50-60 vehicles a month on straight time. $$$$$$$$$$
I very briefly managed the fleet of vehicles for the same or very similar company(my experience was Hertz) operating by the airport about 10 years ago. The lack of direction and the management was pathetic. A month in I had no idea what my job was or what I had been hired to actually do, it was terrible. What was posted and discussed was nothing like the actual job. No email or computer access after a month....... insane.
The manager wasn't fit to manage a fast food joint. I found another job, walked in with the car I was provided tossed her the keys and walked out. I have never done that before and for sure never will again. Ugh the thought of the place makes me shiver- hahaha
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Since I'm a temporary employee I don't even get a car. Brutal. Seems like every permanent manager does. That's a pretty good perk.
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When I worked at Hertz during my school days we had a customer once return a mini van that had been used to haul his hunting trip kill. There was blood and fur everywhere, probably the weirdest clean job I've ever seen.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
What goes deeper into the bush than a 4x4...
A rented 4x4...
2011 Ram 1500 QC Sport
2017 Jeep Cherokee Limited
Man this thread brings back good memories. I worked at a car rental place located downtown about 10 years ago. I was the downtown shuttle driver and it was a sweet gig. I would pick up and drop off customers all over the city. I could take pretty much any car on the lot to do my drop-offs and pick-ups. One time I took a Mustang convertible to pick-up a customer and when I arrived it was 2 larger folks with big bags of luggage. That was a tight squeeze.
I would have to go up to the Airport staging location from time to time and it was a gong-show. There was a lot of volume coming in and out, even had their own gas station, but man those employees up there just bagged on the cars.
It was a great job if you like driving and I was able to experience so many different cars. To this day them most comfortable seats I have ever sat in where in a Volvo S60. I would almost buy that car just for the seats. Almost.
There's no sure way to get free upgrades that I know of, but being nice always goes a long way. The counter staff have to deal with some pretty horrible people sometimes. Also if you are a repeat customer and they get to know you and like you they would try to upgrade you if they can. During peak times like Fridays, Stampede week, Christmas time, there's not a lot of chance of getting an upgrade. You may even have to wait for your car.
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I remembered getting trained in PDR dent repair on rental cars at the airport, that was ummmm 19 years ago in '98 when I was in high school.
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Man I'm so embarrassed to return all my unworn extra apparels now... You know how when someone forgets to lock the supply room? "oh need another jacket, snow jacket, rain jacket" Anyone currently working at Hertz now and wanna sneak this back in the supply room for me? I'd say 2001 design.
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What size? I'd probably rock that gear.
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I also worked at Hertz at the airport yard driving cars back and forth for a few months, I think 9-10 of us friends all walked in and got hired the same day. Manager at the time was awesome, being in school he told us we could come in and work whenever we wanted and was super flexible. I remember getting bonus hours for helping the guys at the carwash once in a while.
What? Man, if you've kept an unworn jacket around for 16 years with the tags still on it I would think it's probably time for a bit of a purge.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Will fuck off, again.
I have the same jacket! I was probably working downtown around the same time as you. I just cut threads holding the Hertz logo off and still use that jacket in my garage to this day.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
wow, lots of car rental alumni around here. Is it weird that I didn't do this when i was young, but and now there in my "middle age"?
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Middle aged is generally considered 45-65, man , you're looking good.
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Don't confuse me being handsome with not being crochety and grumpy!
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To be fair, what if there comes a day where this particular company goes belly up or bought out (and purchaser switches to their name), this way I can quiz kids of millennials "what does Hertz stand for?" Laugh now, I'm sure we can all dig up big corporations from 30-50's that no longer exist.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Well, the more logical reason is... back in my younger years starting work life... Didn't know how I'd turn out as a person, shady or more legit, as in life after rental agency employment. Not gonna talk in absolute sentence, but let's say keys at a rental yard were (old days), ummmm how do I word this so I don't get in shit by Beyond CPS officers, ummmm back then rental yards were like, "soccer mom Calgary winter -40 omg, I only ran into the store to get some milk for a minute, can't believe my car's gone, iunno what happened". Anyway I've said too much, carry on.
Yes yes... I've also got my fair share of "debadged" lol long snow jackets, rain coats, safety boots. (disclaimer, I worn them during my employment, and management does not want those back)This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Have extended this contract for a while longer, going down to three days a week. Man this is such a different gig in October when it's not busy compared to the summer.
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