Working at Rent-A-Center in Houston, TX: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Houston, TX Area

"The financial service side of the business is more fly by night and is not widely understood by anyone in the company"

What do you like about working at Rent-A-Center?

"I liked working with the employees and developing them. I felt the Rent to own side which is the bulk of the company was well run."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You must have a passion for collections to be effective in this environment. If you do not don't bother applying."

What don't you like about working at Rent-A-Center?

"Basically it was like a start up company as it was only in place for three years. It was completely different from the Rent to own side and they did not have enough experts who understood how to run the business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to figure out what they want to accomplish with the financial services side and need to hire executives who understand the business. Completely separate it from the Rent to own side."