Merit has no merit - Anonymous employee John Deere Employee Review

1.0
Nov 6, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good coworkers, mostly stable, interesting products

Cons

No technical career path, and it just got weaker with the re-org. Political operators thrive. No meaningful measures for poor managers. My manager told me my performance rating is based on negotiations with his boss. So my merit has no merit and my rating depends on his willingness (and ability) to argue with the person responsible for HIS performance rating. Grotesque.

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