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    Updated 23 Feb 2020

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    3.1
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    Avis Budget Group CEO Larry De Shon
    Larry De Shon
    336 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Most locations are short of staff so current workers work a lot of long hours and they are not compensated for their efforts" (in 88 reviews)

    • "Next to no support from upper management who make it abundantly clear they are unqualified and disinterested in supporting their staff" (in 80 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Excellent"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Rental Sales Agent in Nottingham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Avis Budget Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Rani Banning is amazing manager, honestly has made the process so much better!! She has really supported me and hands down I can say she is the beat manager I have had. She is a 5 star manager. Always makes time for me even when she’s had a lot on her plate, always supported me regardless. Colleagues have been excellent.

      Cons

      There is nothing that I would advise as a negative.

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      Avis Budget Group2020-01-23

    2. "Somewhat stuck in the past"

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      Former Employee - Stores Manager 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Avis Budget Group full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Technology always expanding and investing in new ideas

      Cons

      Too much pressure when understaffed

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      Avis Budget Group2020-02-13
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    3. "Fun environment"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Edinburgh, Scotland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Avis Budget Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Great management, great people, fun place to work. Only left because of commute, wish I'd stayed!

      Cons

      Difficult customers, but always had great support to deal with that.

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      Avis Budget Group2020-01-01

    4. "Declining, once good company"

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      Former Employee - RSA in City of London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Avis Budget Group part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      You will meet some great fellow RSA's/Cleaners/Drivers - the backbone of the company. Discounted rentals.

      Cons

      Taking away 0 XS for staff is ridiculous, they are willing to charge their staff £1000+ for damages on rentals! Next to no support from upper management who make it abundantly clear they are unqualified and disinterested in supporting their staff. Managers travel from location to location, just to drink their coffee and cosy up to one another. Too strict on governing the employee - this is not a role for an innovative or creative individual, you will be stifled by your line manager. The IT equipment is consistently garbage - constant outages as the company simply cannot be bothered to improve this. Fleet has seen a serious downgrade over the past 12-18 months, yet management's unrealistic expectations mean they demand employees to offer overpriced upgrades into budget model vehicles e.g. Citreon, £50 a day.

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      Avis Budget Group2020-02-05

    5. "Big fat publicly listed company"

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      Former Employee - Digital Marketing Executive in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Avis Budget Group full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Nice office friendly people.

      Cons

      Too many staff = meetings after meetings after meetings. Canteen a bit pricey.

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      Avis Budget Group2020-01-09

    6. "Good commission but bad management"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Rental Sales Agent 

      I have been working at Avis Budget Group full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good commission and benefits in terms of pay and using cars

      Cons

      Management are useless at times

      Avis Budget Group2019-11-06

    7. "Your mileage may vary"

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      Current Employee - Leader in Bracknell, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Avis Budget Group full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      There are pockets of the organisation with strong leadership and good career prospects, particularly in the rent-a-car operational parts of the business. You may genuinely thrive if you value process and hierarchy.

      Cons

      If you're a free thinker or a fast mover it's unlikely this is for you; you'll feel stifled by the centralised, top down decision making, lack of pace, lack of authority and inane investment process.

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      Avis Budget Group2019-10-24

    8. "Excellent work environment and friendly colleagues"

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      Former Employee - Assistant Content Manager in Bracknell, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Avis Budget Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Open and friendly work environment. Prompt and helpful HR and facilities teams. Comms are regular, informative and good fun. Office layout and communal spaces perfect for relaxing and networking. Very much encourages work/life balance.

      Cons

      Takes a long time to get permission to get licenses for some software. Makes hosting some meetings/webinars more difficult than necessary.

      Avis Budget Group2019-09-25

    9. "Opportunities to expand knowledge"

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      Current Employee - Technical Support 

      I have been working at Avis Budget Group full-time

      Pros

      Many systems and technologies (old and new) giving you a wide depth of opportunity to learn new products

      Cons

      Official training can be hard to come by, as per many organisations. Not sure of long term support abilities within organisation

      Avis Budget Group2019-09-30

    10. "Salary"

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      Current Employee - Marketing Executive 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Avis Budget Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Lovely people + good infrastructure

      Cons

      Takes time for projects to be completed due to red taps

      Avis Budget Group2019-09-06

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