Sixt: Employee Reviews and Well Being

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Overview of state of management and culture at Sixt

Region	Assessment of employee reviews	Major issues	Rating compared to competitors
Germany	Bad. Looks like the situation got worse from the second-half of 2023.	High turnover Hire and fire culture Employees are under pressure	Average
United States	Fair. There haven't been changes in the state of management and culture.	Poor management and toxic environment	Exceeds the industry average
France	Fair. There haven't been changes in the state of management and culture.	Poor management High turnover Low pay	Exceeds the industry average
United Kingdom	Great. Management and culture have improved significantly this year.	Long working hours	Exceeds the industry average

Employee Reviews At Glassdoor

Sixt ratings versus that of rivals

Region	Sixt	Hertz	Avis	Enterprise
U.S	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.5
Germany	3.1	3.1	3.7	3.0
U.K	4.9	3.0	3.7	3.6
France	3.9	3.7	3.1	2.9
Overall	3.8	3.2	3.3	3.5

Top reviews highlights

Source: Glassdoor

Employee Reviews

U.S Employees

Below are the reviews from Sixt's U.S employees.

Poor management

• September 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Great If You Have A Flex Schedule-Management isn't very transparent with their intentions-Qualified folks are often overlooked for promotions -You can be scheduled to work on any given major holiday (each location is open 365 days per year) -You will be encouraged to work more than you plan to"
• August 2024 (current employee, rating:2.0): "Read before accepting their job offer-There was a significant communication breakdown between management, HR, and myself regarding the agreed-upon work schedule"
• August 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Micromanagement."
• August 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Appears to be a great company but operates as a start up. Wages are above average. Leadership & culture needs a lot of work. Internal processes are a mess."
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Toxic-Toxic environment with toxic managers."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:2.0): "Micromanaging culture."
• June 2024 (current employee, rating:2.0): "Poor management, mediocre benefits, terrible 401k match, toxic work culture."
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Not Terrible. But Not the best-there was a lot of favoritism. people who got promoted simply because someone in management liked them regardless of qualifications."
• July 2024 (former employee, rating;2.0): "untrustworthy group of people who smile in your face and lie behind your back"
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:2.0): "Operational Issue-Can't think of any good reasons"
• February 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Good company to work for overall-Bad management at ATL location"
• October 2023 (current employee, rating;1.0): "Leadership Vacuum."
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Toxic work environment terrible management. Flirt with employees."
• October 2023 (current employee, rating:3.0): "Poor management and direction. No leadership or development."
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Good company but run by unprofessional managers"
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "The team I worked with; one exception, had so much talent and were loyal to a fault. The culture in our departments, except CS at first, was very strong. 5 of my 7 direct reports were world class. Agents were amazing...My direct was the most unethical person I've ever worked with. Uses her directs as scapegoats for her ignorance, tries to destroy morale and lies."
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Don't let looks fool you-Favoritism Inconsistent hours Lack of respectable managerial skills It's very clique-ish"

No work-life balance

• July 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "No work life balance and commission structure is not good."
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "No work life balance, management wont deal with issues"
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "IF you value your mental health dont work here"
• January 2024 (Current employee, rating:3.0): "They’re ok average-Hours, space and also scheduling is not flexible."

Overworked and low pay

• August 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Good people, terrible pay."
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Pay - Poor leadership - terrible training - only one demographic."
• November 2023 (current employee, rating:3.0): "Crazy hours low paid."
• October 2023 (current employee, rating:2.0): "Think twice-They don't pay industry standards and as for you to overwork yourself"

Great company to work for

• September 2024 (former employee, rating:4.0): "It's Ok-The rental discounts for you"
• September 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0):"Good place-opportunity to learn sales and about cars"
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Great company! OK benefits. Overtime available, get discounted vehicles with all coverage paid by company. Need better bonus structure. Some work life balance. Very poor management. Every manager steals from the company. They tell employees to break the rules with them so when things go bad everyone fails."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Great company".
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Amazing company-Pay was good They pay for you to travel and overall company atmosphere is good."
• June 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "What you'd expect."
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work."
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:4.0): "room for growth within the company. you hit a ceiling if you are not in the inner circle."
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Love it."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating;5.0): "Collaborative Culture."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Good place to work."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Great-fun place to work great benefits"
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0):"Nothing it was grate I had no complaints"
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:3.0): "Very good work environment, I love my job."
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:3.0): "Average-can be high stress if disorganized, company finds ways to cap your sales"
• January 2024 (Current employee, rating:5.0): "`Great-Great company to work and benefits"
• December 2023 (Current employee, rating:5.0): "Good company-Great environment with great coworkers and having to work every holiday"
• December 2023 (Current employee, rating:3.0): "Good money and with the right supervisor hours can be flexible-Some supervisors/managers put all there eggs into the corporate basket so they’re quick to throw you under the bus."
• December 2023 (Current employee, rating:5.0): "Great Place to Work!-The Yield department is an amazing team to work for. You have the opportunity to try new strategies and make an impact on the company."
• November 2023 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Great pay, long time wait for promotions."
• October 2023 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great-Loved the environment and incentives."
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:4.0): "Great place to work if you have tough skin-Unhealthy environment customers were so mean"
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:4.0): "Great company to work for."
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Great training, Vehicles, Management was amazing and very knowledgeable. I made great money and growth opportunities within Company."

U.K Employees

Below are the reviews from Sixt's U.K employees.

Great place to work

• September 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "good-good, I like it there...too far from home to travel"

• September 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great workplace with supportive management"

• September 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "A great team work environment/ close stakeholder interaction and engagement. Welcoming of the idea to be curious, learn and change. The ability to be proud of our results/ achievements."

• September 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Amazing place to work!!!-Honestly everyone is like one family at Sixt, Progression is highly influenced in sixt and i am living proof of this from starting as a FSA to now on the management trainee programme"
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Brilliant place to work, fantastic colleagues and a great manager Naveed he helps you progress up the company and always there to support you when needed."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Fantastic-Team work, Competitive pay, Great team leaders"
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Amazing place to work!-Bonus structure, internal promotions and it feels like a family. Team orange always willing to help!"
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Amazing attitude to progression in the company, SIXT. Naveed at Milton Keynes has personally developed me into the person I am today. I have worked for big corporate companies for no more than 1year and was planning on doing the same with this company. 6 years later, I am still enjoying SIXT!!"
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Best place to work!-Great environment, career opportunities & bonus structure."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Fabulous place to work-Amazing colleagues, beautiful cars, brilliant HR Department"
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to be"
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great career career progression, Great fun people."
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Good Ok-Company car and time to establish in role"
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great Team-Great people and great cars"
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work!-Great team environment and a real sense of teamwork"
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Good but not great-Good management team-Good Bonus-not a great work/life balance"
• February 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Decent company to work for"
• January 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great company"

Bad place to work

• March 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Sixt have no morals-6am starting time-Never leave on time- Have to work weekends- End up working over time with no extra pay- Poor training -Ripping customers off and lying"
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "review-Instead of "streamlining" hire the correct amount of staff required to run a branch effectively without staff burnout."
  

Employee Reviews At Indeed

Sixt employee ratings versus that of rivals

Ratings by Category	Sixt	Hertz	Avis	Enterprise
Work-Life Balance	2.9	3.0	3.3	2.8
Pay & Benefits	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.1
Job Security & Advancement	2.7	2.9	3.0	3.4
Management	2.8	2.9	3.1	3.3
Culture	3.0	3.0	3.2	3.4
Overall rating	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.5

Employee reviews

Here are the recent employee reviews on Sixt;

U.S employees

Poor management and toxic work environment

• August 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Very stressful and discriminating-What is the best part of working at the company? Honestly just the pay. Bad management team, horrible of equal treatment for everyone, not adequate break times."
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Toxic environment, would not recommend-Culture is non-existent and the environment is toxic not to mention the high turnover. The unrealistic workload and expectation for each employee and the amount of hours spent doing the work."
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Extremely toxic work environment if you aren’t a favorite your life is miserable."
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Worst company ever-. The management sucks and could care less about you or your career goals. There is no diversity within the management team. You work long hours and don't get recognized for your efforts."
• May 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Management favoritism, toxic coworkers, high stress environment-Horrible management. Under qualified with lack of experience managing a professional work environment. Unfair management favoritism unless you kiss a**. No true team spirit. Everyone is out for themselves. The coworkers are best friends with management so they’re basically there to gossip and gang up on you. High stress atmosphere. Managers constantly hounding to meet sales quotas. Unrealistic tiers for commission payout set so high. Inconsistent scheduling-always changing the qualifications. Not a pleasant place to work. Run!"
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0):"They don’t know what they’re doing up in there."
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Forceful and very demanding-Management has no care for the value of it's employees."
• December 2023 (former employee, rating: 1.0): "It’s an ok company, mangers are not trained well! Need more training for management. Overall, if you worked for one you’ve worked for all. It’s all about an up-sale."
• November 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Sixt is a joke I worked there for a year, my supervisor try to set me up to get terminated while going after a promotion to a higher role, HR subsequently terminated her.Low pay, no real room for growth, and drama if the management team doesn’t like you!"
• January 2024 (former employee,rating:2.0): "Fun but high stress"
• December 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "One of the worst jobs I've ever had."
• December 2023 (former employee, rating: 3.0): "Management was trash, pay was good. Corporate cares about there supervisors and managers not their frontline agents who actually have to deal with entitled and sometimes rude customers."
• January 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Don't recommend unless you dont value your mental health"
• January 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Horrible company to work at-They only care about the money you make for them and not the employees or if you cheat customers from purchasing or simply just adding additional charges like unnecessary insurance or add ons."

No job security and mostly short-staffed

• September 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "No job security-The co workers are nice. The higher ups and HR are all liars and misleading. Pay is ok. They do alot of layoffs.The morale has recently gone down since new upper management has taken over."
• August 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "High demand for performance with unrealistic goals- It was great for the first 6 months then you realize the work load is unrealistic to do per employee. While management has very poor communication with people and schedules. High turnover constantly so expect to have short staffing everyday. If shortage of staffing is not enough or the work load. The inventory of vehicles are always low due to high demands of upselling for the company’s high unreachable goals. Overall, my experience was not a good one."
• November 2023 former employee, rating:1.0): "Hire and Fire company. Too much politics. Very hard to work. Doesn't give any good work. Pathetic company. Will not advise anyone to work in this company."

Lack of quality training and organization

• August 2024 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Productive-work as a team, not enough time for training, not organized, not structured the right way…, alway find someone picking on someone, for the way of learning."
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "This company is not a good company to work at-Very stressful job ! The company doesn't train you well and they put you on sales ride away ...they are always short stuffed."

Lack of enough cars

• April 2024 (current employee, rating:1.0): "Set up for failure-No cars to upsell so you get to watch your bonus go down thanks to their weird algorithm to figure out what they will pay you."

Hourly pay is not good and no growth opportunities

• April 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Okay-It’s a sales job so there are strict sales target, and management will constantly monitor you to push you to meet them. Your commission is solely based on what you upsell none of the other transactions will count towards commission and since it’s a commission paying position the hourly pay is not the best."
• January 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "No growth opportunities and felt like you needed to be German to succeed."

Positive aspects on the company

• August 2024 (current employee, rating:3.0): "A rewarding yet challenging company-Overall, SIXT is a decent place to work if you enjoy a fast-paced environment, luxury vehicles, and a strong team spirit. However, it's important to be prepared for the challenges that come with a demanding schedule and occasional management delays in resolving issues."
• September 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Great-Thriving culture, they try there very best to give you the tools you'll need 2 secede."
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Very nice company too much focus on sales. The technology we use is amazing however the constant focus on sales instead of the customer can leave a sour taste in your mouth."
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "A life changing experience with bright future-Room for growth and always open door policies with management. Friendly environment and family atmosphere."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Decent work for its level-Put the work in and it's a decent spot to start at. You need to be willing to learn and be competent in your role. Then look for opportunities to advance."
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Great company-Working at Sixt Rent a Car has been an incredible experience! The dynamic team, supportive culture, and growth opportunities make it an exceptional place to work.".
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Excellent!!!-Great company to work for."
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:4.0): "Good job but very little work life balance-Long work days and little to no training before throwing you into the business."
• February 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Great management-Pay is good. Management is amazing! One of the best rental car companies to work for. Focus on customer service and not long lines of irate customers. They’re new to the USA and they’re growing."
• January 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Fun work environment, great coworkers and bosses, but quotas are a pain."

U.K employees

Assessment: Employee reviews prior to August 2023 were largely negative. Since then reviews have been very positive.

Nice work environment and team spirit

• May 2024 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work especially if you want to learn how to deal with difficult customers in a professional and courteous way. I enjoyed my time working there."
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "I love working for Sixt, there is a real family feel to the organisation! Everyone I speak with is very nice, and we are well informed on the direction the company is going in."
• March 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work-I have spent most of my life working for Sixt. I still absolutely love my job and the whole team."
• February 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work-Family feel culture..Really a great place to work...Fastest growing mobility company in the world...Lots of great benefits, no just great bonuses but trips away and incentives"
• February 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work-Sixt has a great team spirit and makes you feel appreciated for the work you are doing. Everyone is working towards the same goals, and every department is collaborative and supportive."
• November 2023 (current employee,rating:5.0): "Great team, encouragement-Respect, team work and genuine care and interest goes a long way. That’s why I’ve stayed with this company for as long as I have, with many doorways and opportunities presented to me along the way."
• November 2023 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work-Rewarding family owned company. Good benefits and work life balance. Management actively push you to do more that will reward you in the long term. Ambitious, pioneering and growth mindset company."
• November 2023 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Collaborative place to work!-Good culture, fast pace environment but great teams to work with. The company does well profitably but also has good benefits as a result. Everyone is really friendly and will always offer a helping hand."
• November 2023 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work-A fantastic and forward thinking organisation. A great opportunity to learn and develop with supportive leadership . Commitment and engagement are recognised and rewarded - you really get out what you put in! Family owned and a real family feel to the culture with lots of teambuilding initiatives and great colleagues."
• November 2023 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great place to work-I have worked at SIXT for just over two years now and can honestly say it deserves the 'Great Place To Work' certification it was awarded in 2023. With generous bonus structures and other benefits including access to wellness apps and employee discount on rentals, regular team building activities, and significant investments into employee onboarding and training experiences, it is clear that SIXT really does care about its employees. With the recent introduction of the BIG SIXT behaviours, I am excited to see our company culture continue to strengthen as we enter 2024."

• March 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Great fun place with additional incentives-Have been working for the company nearly 5 years. Each day is different based on type of customers however every day is enjoyable. Management at this branch is great, a very genuine approachable manager who will always support the staff and work place. Everyone is like a family in our team which is rare in sales as usually people become selfish to get incentives however not here! I have had a promotion since joining and working towards the next promotion aswell. "
• February 2023 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Nice company"

Poor work environment and management

• October 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "stay away at all costs-The training structure is very bad. there’s no teamwork between employees. customers are waiting hours for their rental car to be ready once they arrive. no over time pay however they expect you to do overtime as there have bad management and are always falling behind schedule."
• August 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "I worked for this company right up until almost 7 years ago. It was a fun place with a collaborative feel to it through out the Uk. The company from the senior team in Langley to the branch rental agents all had that connection which made it an enjoyable place to work. I was thinking about reaching out to them and rejoining (I left on good terms so no reason why not) but all my ex colleagues have now moved on so read the reviews here to get a feel of what things are like now and sense of how the business may of changed. I am astonished ! Nearly every review has the same feel about it regarding senior management being non supportive , no appreciation , not recognised as part of a team etc etc etc. "
• July 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "No personal life-The company thinks they own you and your personal time. There’s large imbalance between personal life and professional, no support and no respect."
• July 2023 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Possibility to earn good commission but base salary low. Very high staff turnaround including management. "
• May 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Pressure without the support-The job will take over your life with issues and even worries. It's not a job that you can leave at work, even on days off you will get calls. "
• May 2023 (former employee, rating;1.0): "Upper Management is dictated-Sixt as a company has good values, however, upper management is dictated. No regard for work life balance or support. Has an open door policy, however when you ask questions, it is frowned upon and No support given."
• May 2023 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Overworked with no support"
• April 2023 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Poor-Very poor managers treat you like kids dont have lunch at times but still deduct wages. Short staff drain you out with everything manager gets you to do there work all admin cant do admin and sales at the same time very pressureising and stressfull too much favoritism. Promise you the dream"
• October 2022 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Overhyped-This is most definitely one of the worst experiences of my career. An organisation claiming to take a people centric approach and then forgetting to keep their word. You are expected to work like a donkey as a manager with greedy staff earning more money than you with skeleton staff in all branches and considering that you're working 80 hours per week your salary breakdown into hourly would be close to £8 per hour. The Area Directors are clueless who tend to use the Senior/Executive Managers as their donkeys. "

France employees

Reviews from France employees are mostly fair. Some of the issues pointed concerns management, salary and work-life balance. However, reviews from France employees are few; hence making a conclusion based on them may not be good.

Poor management

• July 2024 (former employee, rating:1.0): "Exciting at first and very frustrating at the end-Sixt is a publicly traded company and very results-oriented, which leads some managers to have no qualms about their management."
• March 2024 (former employee, rating:3.0): "I worked for 1 year and 3 months at Sixt, the team was great, the management much less so, they put pressure on the teams and fire them as soon as they feel that the employee is feeling down and find anything to fire us."
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Attractive salary but rather disappointing reality-Even if the salary, whether in sales or cabin crew, is attractive, the reality on the ground is what made me leave. Yes, the salary is good, but it comes with its share of high responsibility for a simple employee (every mistake is a fault, but every success or good thing is thanks to the manager…). Not to mention the crazy overtime worked (2h30 more on a single public holiday for example, because of bad management, and then the fault is put back on us…)"
• October 2023 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Good pay but a lot of pressure-Sixt is a growing company. It offers good remuneration and benefits such as a company car for managers. The big downside is the quality of middle management."

High turnover and under-staffing

• June 2024 (current employee, rating:2.0): "The group seems to be in difficulty and therefore finds itself making savings on their agents' bonuses by questioning their performance rather than the objectives which have been increased disproportionately so that they can no longer receive good salaries. The number of resignations over the last two months should have made them react."
• June 2024 (current employee, rating;4.0): "Correct and rather pleasant work, the small problem is the understaffing, also be careful with the bonus speech which is different from reality even if we can get good bonuses"
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:4.0): "Good experience overall, great team and supervisors but understaffed + pressure, a good springboard but difficult to plan for the long term."

Low pay and lack of employee recognition

• June 2024 (current employee, rating:1.0): "The descent into hell-This company is no longer what it used to be. We have to work as a counter agent and vehicle preparer with a salary close to the minimum wage given the changes in levels to reach bonuses."
• June 204 (former employee, rating:2.0): "Crappy-The salaries are so low that the motivation of the team members was similar to the lowness of their salaries, which meant that I and my colleagues were often asked to do double duty."
• June 2024 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Sixt is a good company, but the hours may not suit everyone. Management is always demanding more and salaries are decreasing."
• December 2023 (current employee, rating:4.0): "Very satisfactory set-Fixed relatively low but very interesting variable (depending on the type of agency chosen)."
• December 2023 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Mixed atmosphere, constant challenge, decent salary. Employee recognition and internal projects are unfortunately not on the agenda at Sixt"

Nice working environment

• May 2024 (former employee, rating;5.0): "Good tools to do your job properly, good working atmosphere and nice vehicles to rent for customers. Satisfied with my experience"
• May 2024 (former employee, rating:4.0): "Great company with training program and serious support. Very results-oriented but the means are given so that we can achieve them."
• February 2024 (current employee, rating:5.0): "Satisfying-The salary is interesting thanks to the bonuses so the choice of the agency is not insignificant. Requires dynamism and energy + you have to work weekends so very complicated if you have a family life."
• December 2023 (former employee, rating:5.0): "perfect-"
• October 2023 (former employee): "Good company."
• September 2023 (former employee, rating:5.0): "Good salary-We earn a good living but it is difficult to have a family life on the side, the time slot is long and the agency is open even on holidays."
• September 2023 (former employee, rating;4.0): "Good experience"
• August 2023 (former employee, rating:3.0): "Competitiveness between employees, no support from management, stressed and difficult customers, always variable hours, no family balance (overtime, public holidays and weekends). Interesting company for single people However satisfactory salary thanks to various bonuses."
• August 2023 (current employee, rating:3.0): "Good atmosphere and versatility of tasks"

Employee Reviews At Kununu

Sixt has an employee rating of 3.2 (Good) and a recommendation of 51% at Kununu. Here are the recent employee comments at Kununu.

High turnover

• September 2024 (current employee, rating:1.9, likes:3): "Only a number the person behind it is left in the lurch...More and more bosses are breaking under the pressure and leaving the company-The commission model has been adjusted so that employees can no longer achieve the targets without tricking or forcing something on the customers. Online prices have also been reduced so much that everything is included in the cheaper price and you can no longer sell anything to increase your commission."
• September 2024 (current employee, rating:2.8, likes:4): "Profit is paramount, employees and their well-being are given little importance, hire & fire prevails-There are enough newspaper articles about the top level (Wirtschatswoche “Wave of exodus at Sixt”), nothing needs to be said about that."
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:1.8, likes:6): "Had 3rd branch manager within half a year. There was a lot of chaos in the station and every employee blamed each other."
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:2.1, likes:7): "Sixt digs its own grave-Employees are simply key figures. If they don't fit, they are replaced. As a rule, most don't last longer than 2 years."

Hire and fire culture

• August 2024 (current employee, rating:1.3, likes:9): "Sixt is living the capitalist American dream. Hire, fire, hire, fire. Give bad performance reviews to keep salaries low (don't worry about it, the performance reviews don't matter. The outcome is set six months in advance). Loyalty doesn't pay off. Over the years you earn less and less here. So start high, stay for a maximum of two years and leave."
• August 2024 (current employee, rating:1.0, likes:6): "Hire and fire, everyone is afraid for their job, the reality in the stations is catastrophic conditions to the detriment of the employees. Save yourself if you can. Shareholders, the Sixt family, are experiencing a significant loss of capital in their shares."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:1.0, likes:7): "Worst employer of my life-If colleagues form a team or try to stick together they are immediately fired, which is probably why there cannot be a works council!"
• June 2024(current employee, rating:2.2, likes:9): "Maybe as a transition to earning money-Over the years, it has always been between hire and fire and flattery of employees. My experience: It depends on the stock price, with a time lag, how things are going at the time. When the stock price is bad, people take blind action and when the stock price is good, they are rewarded."
• June 2024 (former employee): "An atmosphere of pressure and fear, hire and fire. If you don't reach your goals, you're put on a list that's drawn up monthly. If you're on it more than once, you're fired. Because the management miscalculated with the electric cars and incurred losses, they're cutting costs everywhere. In the branch, counter employees now also have to clean cars, washing the outside by hand (car washes are too expensive), because the budget for car care workers has been drastically reduced."

• August 2024 : "Initially very good until you have the wrong superiors, then a lot of pressure and a culture of fear."
• May 2024 (current employee, rating:2.5, likes:7): "I can't recommend anyone to apply to this company-There is an atmosphere of fear that anyone could be the next to be fired...The image to the outside world is relatively good...Managers are usually under a lot of pressure from higher up and have no time to promote their own employees...Pressure is put on the vehicle detailers to record at least 1, preferably 2 or more damages per rental, which results in an endless list of defects on the vehicles...A buggy rental system that constantly causes problems makes working immensely difficult."
• May 2024 (former employee): "The new Sixt generation has succeeded in creating a culture of fear."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:2.4, likes:6.0): "Things are going downhill-Firing three people without notice within one month is simply not possible...It used to be better, but since the management's austerity measures, it's just been pure stress...The boss is only concerned with his own advantage and assigns 5 tasks at once. 5 minutes later, there's already a fuss about why you haven't finished."
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:1.2, likes:6): "If you do not want to be out after 6 months with no reasons, do not work here-Shows nice outside, but inside, not open for another opinions at all. In fact, if they think they are right, they will terminate you, not even give you the clues why, or any warnings before."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:1.0, likes:10): "Criticism is not welcome; Sixt family rules like a dictatorship; Hire&Fire not necessarily conducive to employee motivation; almost no employee parking spaces; no works council, as the Hire&Fire culture would no longer be lived out if they were established; corporate culture is virtually non-existent; high fluctuation; no communication; Sixt family favorites are promoted...The WiWo article in January 2024 could hardly have been more accurate. The regiment of pressure describes the atmosphere very aptly. If the department head doesn't like what he's doing, he's simply fired."
• April 2024 (former employee, rating:1.4, likes:9): "A nightmare working at Sixt-There is a constant silent fear and everyone knows how quickly they could be fired. Furthermore, employees are systematically monitored...There is also extreme micromanagement and employees are hardly allowed to make any decisions themselves...many branch managers do not have the backbone to stand up for their employees, because the branch managers themselves also want to make themselves as unassailable as possible...You shouldn't even make suggestions for improvement, they were perceived as a personal attack."
• June 2024: "punctual salary payment. possibility to work from home. IT is far too slow (quantitatively too few, qualitatively overwhelmed). Over the years, it has always been between hire and fire and flattery of employees."

Employees are under pressure and micromanaged

• July 2024 (current employee, rating:2.7, likes:7): "Disappointed-Constantly under pressure."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:1.2, likes:8): "Save yourself if you can!-They are cutting costs everywhere, especially when it comes to staff. They are understaffed and then regularly overbooked. Sixt tries to make every cent possible, at the expense of the employees. The well-being of the employees is the last priority!"
• July 2024 (former employee, rating:1.8, likes:8): "Culture, salary freezes ("too little budget, show yourself first, not achieved much yet (although you have been with the company for years and have managed many projects) - a thousand excuses, but please stay with us"), false harmony, the bosses are already afraid for their jobs...Micromanagement is the order of the day...Preferably a lot of work, 0 life. Colleagues work on the way to work and then on the way home."
• June 2024 (former employee, rating:1.4, likes:9): "Zero trust in employees. Employees make jokes when the access card doesn't work: "well, guess I was fired!" - because it is such a part of everyday work that employees are fired with immediate effect without warning or justification...I have never met a single manager who wasn't a complete windbag. The leadership qualities valued at Sixt are based neither on interpersonal skills nor proven strategic abilities, but on who can throw around empty buzzword shells the loudest. Values ​​and attitudes are nowhere to be found at management level. Egos and the ruthless exploitation of others are what count here. It is worth mentioning at this point that one of the namesakes of this company felt no shyness or shame when he quoted Donald Trump in a tough Q&A format with the entire brand team in the year 2024. Tone deaf."
• May 2024 (former employee (left in 2024), rating:2.6, likes:7): "Used to be an exciting employer, but things have negatively developed. Glad I left-In the last 12 months that I worked in the department there was a negative vibe. High work pressure, high expectations, low reward (not talking about salary but showing appreciation and such)... I never had problems with my past managers. They were quite fair and understanding and goals and expectations that were set were acceptable.
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:1.9, likes:7): "I want you not to make the same mistake as my colleagues and I-Either it's pure stress or doing nothing. Either way, it's the employee's fault...There is no work-life balance here. Holidays are not compensated, overtime and extra shifts are the norm...You're quickly told that you're replaceable. That's not nice...Good for customers."
• April 2024 (current employee, rating:1.4, likes:5.0): "Pure stress, you have more and more tasks and, as described later, less money. No pay rise for a year and, as things currently look, there won't be one this year either. Costs are being cut everywhere, mobile check-in is being pushed so that the number of employees can be reduced. You're just being made fun of."

Poor management

• August 2024 (former employee, rating:2.3, likes:6): "Self-destruction in Germany...There are many things that stifle motivation through personal effort and are managed completely incorrectly, even though it can be so much simpler."
• August 2024 (current employee, rating:1.9, likes:8): "SIxt, a company that no longer values ​​its employees at all! That wasn't the case in the past...Unfortunately, the direct supervisor, i.e. the branch manager, has no say...No works council...The regional manager always has to make the final decision!"
• June 2024 (current employee, rating:2.4, likes:7): "Currently not recommended-Incompetent managers, no employee support."
• April 2024 (former employee (left in 2024, rating:2.2, likes:8): "As described below: once top, now flop-There is a lot of potential, but managers only think about their bonus. People who are loyal have no chance or have to fight. Some managers boast about having done everything themselves, while in the background their employees have risked their health at work... But when it comes to mistakes, suddenly the employee is entirely to blame."
• May 2024 (former employee, rating:3.2): "Anyone who ends up in the right department can be happy here for a long time and try out a lot of things and develop further...Working hours on a trust basis and the option to work from home have given me a good work-life balance...The salary here is very good and the benefits are very extensive...I have had to deal with good and bad bosses. Ultimately, the bad ones were too much for me."

Employee well-being is not considered

• September 2024 (current employee, rating:3.1): "Everything revolves around numbers! As long as the sales performance is good, you will be left alone."
• May 2024 (former employee, rating:2.9): "It's all about numbers, the employee doesn't count."
• August 2024 (former employee, rating:1.1, likes:9): "An ultra-liberal and capitalist company."
• September 2024 (former employee, rating:2.2, likes:4): "from the big hit to the biggest shit-there is no appreciation (in whatever form), no leadership, no idea how to deal with employees, bad staff are simply left to their own devices and thus destroy any motivation, everyone can basically do what they want"

Great company

• September 2024 (current employee, rating 4.0): "Good exposure to relevant field of work."
• August 2024 (current employee, rating 3.9): "Great colleagues, exciting tasks, room for improvement."
• Agust 2024 (current employee, rating:3.7): "Our team is great. Unfortunately, the flow of information sometimes leaves something to be desired."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:4.9): "Pleasant working atmosphere, wonderful comrades."
• July 2024 (current employee, rating:4.8): "Great colleagues, interesting tasks, trusting cooperation, for me it is just right."

• June 2024 (current employee, rating:4.6): "A company like no other-The only exciting and well-managed mobility company"

• September 2024 (current employee, rating:4.5): "I like working here."
• September 2024 (current employee, rating:4.8): "Top, despite difficult times-Q1 was not good, but there was active communication from the board and a plan to improve things again-The software used is still too weak. Frequent failures and old hard drives mean that everyday work is often more stressful than necessary."
• April 2024 (current employer, rating:5.0): "Managers are always approachable and supportive, which makes you feel valued, whether it's about working hours or personal concerns. Opportunities for career development are excellent, and the company places a high value on employee training."
• September 2024 (current employee, rating 4.5): "Great team, great tasks!"
• September 2024 (current employee, rating 4.9): "By far the best application process I've gone through."
• June 2024 (current employee, rating:4.6): "A company like no other-The only exciting and well-managed mobility company"

About Kununu

• Kununu is an online platform that provides employment insights to users in German-speaking countries. It had 4.99 monthly active users between October 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.

How Many Applications Does Sixt Receives Each Year

• Friederike Reichenberger, President People & Culture recently wrote that they expect 100,000 applications in 2024 in Germany alone.
• Sixt says it received 308,537 job applications in 2023. It had 9,000 employees in that year.