Stay Away - Analyst John Deere Employee Review

1.0
15 Sept 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

there USED to be lots of pros working for this company, but the reorganization has really slashed all of that

Cons

restructuring of company has resulted in hundreds of people leaving the company voluntarily. Hundreds more will be fired under the guise of "smart industrial". When in reality, it's about trying to reduce cost, move more towards contingent employment, offshoring jobs, and line the pockets of shareholders. I would NOT recommend working here. Never felt valued. The company has had awful engagement/employee satisfaction results in the past few years; but leadership somehow can't imagine how to implement any solutions. They also redesigned their entire bonus structure. We used to get amazing bonuses, but starting this year we have nearly impossible goals that we need to meet to get benefits. We're continuing to be told we're in one of the most profitable years, but they're slashing benefits, firing employees, and overall treating employees like numbers. The money is just going to shareholders. If you don't care how you're treated, work here. If you'd like to be a human, treated with respect, find another company.

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Pros

Management engagement with employees work and safety.

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Interesting problems and good access to latest tools to do the job. Motivated coworkers

Cons

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