Pushing Employees Away - Anonymous employee John Deere Employee Review

2.0
Jul 16, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The products we work on have meaning. Lots of good tools and engineering resources. Good people at the working level, most are always willing to help and want to do quality work. Tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Management is driving talent out. 2020 reorg eliminated multiple salary positions. Lots of "shuffling" around in the organization under, I'd classify things as unstable since 2020. What was left as a "Pension" is replaced with additional 401k contribution. Return to office 4x a week mandated early 2024. 2024 summer layoffs, many employees left wondering for months if they will be impacted. Still projected to be a top profit year, large bonuses expected... More and more production moving out of the USA. We are just numbers. Leadership is hiding behind smoke and mirrors, lack of any accountability.

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Cons

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