STAY FAR AWAY : A Toxic Work Environment – Proceed with Caution - Avis employé Director JAS Worldwide

A Toxic Work Environment – Proceed with Caution This company is no longer what it used to be, despite its historic positive reviews. I highly recommend reading the most recent negative reviews, as they reflect the current reality. If you're considering working here, connect with former employees to get an honest perspective before dedicating your time and energy to a company that mistreats and discards employees as if they were just numbers. Unrealistic Expectations & Overworked Staff Hourly employees are forced to clock out and continue working due to excessive workloads and chronic understaffing. This is done to meet the company's unrealistic productivity goals, which demand 30-50% growth month over month. Department leadership are stretched thin, handling everything from clerical work to operations, sales, and problem-solving, all while receiving no real support from upper management. Lack of Compensation & Unfair Treatment Raises are either nonexistent or minimal (1-3%), which doesn’t even keep up with inflation. Employees are actually losing money by staying. Despite record-high profits and continuous acquisitions, the company refuses to fairly compensate its workforce. Instead, it spends lavishly on executive meetings at luxury resorts. Long-term employees—some with over a decade of loyalty—are laid off without hesitation to protect company profits. In the last major layoff, over a hundred employees were offered a meager severance package (one week's salary per year worked) in exchange for signing away their rights to take legal action. Unethical & Questionable Practices Internal racism has been raised multiple times but is consistently covered up by HR. Staffs were allegedly terminated in retaliation for speaking out. OSHA and compliance regulations are routinely violated and hidden. The leadership team made costly financial mistakes, including mismanaging the 401(k) plan, leading them to claw back funds and capital gains from employees. PTO hours are sometimes deducted incorrectly, and employees only get them back if they notice and challenge it. Lack of Leadership & Poor Business Decisions There is no real accountability among branch and regional leadership who prioritize their bonuses over company growth. The company refuses to invest in strong sales professionals, leading to stagnation and internal blame-shifting when business slows down. Favoritism runs rampant, with underqualified individuals placed in leadership roles while hard-working employees are overlooked. Final Thoughts Compensation is below market rates, with no real efforts to adjust salaries competitively. Newly hired clerks often make as much or more than mid level leads, creating a clear imbalance. It might be better off working at Costco, where pay, benefits, and stock options are more competitive. The blind are leading the blind here—consider this your warning. Run far, far away.