Selling a dream that is a nightmare - Anonymous employee Sixt Employee Review

1.0
Oct 25, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people, decent and cheap lunch, located right next to the s-bahn.

Cons

For a family-run business that promotes family and positive work culture, it is more like a broken home. Hire and fire culture is rampant. As of late there has been a strong sense of nepotism when it comes to new hires, especially in management roles. Every year boasts record sales, with no real rewards given to staff for aiding in those numbers. Staff just need to push to make the next year even better. Pay increases are a touchy subject and often need to be massively motivated for, even if the reason for a raise is clear, for example, years of service, performance etc.

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Sixt Response
2y
Dear former employee, thank you very much for your evaluation. We find it very unfortunate that you have gathered these impressions during your time at SIXT. We would like to take the opportunity to invite you to a personal interview with Friederike Reichenberger, President People and Culture, to learn more about the circumstances. Just send us a short message to karriere@sixt.com with the subject "Glassdoor" and we will get back to you. Thank you very much for your feedback. Best regards

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

A lot of employee engagement

Cons

Base pay could’ve been better

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Sixt Response
1mo
Dear former employee, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback! We're happy to hear that you experienced strong employee engagement during your time at SIXT – building a connected and motivated team is something we truly care about. We also appreciate your honest note on base pay and will take this into consideration as we continue to develop as an employer. If you'd like to share any further thoughts or details, we'd love to hear from you at talents@sixt.com. Best regards
1.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

It's an unrecognized job by management, they don't care about you unless you make them more money so they get bonuses. All they care about is performance metrics, no matter what you do to your co-workers.

Cons

Expected to work in an outdated color arrangement that is mostly black. When it's 100 degrees out, on hot asphalt, not ideal. They expect you to log the tiniest damage so that they can bill the customer. Do they not take depreciation on the cars. Their fuel gages are wonky and don't work right. I believe they are charging customers for fuel when they shouldn't.

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