International reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,478 total reviews)
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Mathias Carlbaum

85% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

International has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,478 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Sep 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

When I got my severance package, it was very generous.

Cons

There is a lack of integrity within Navistar management. Never have I seen a company with so many pending lawsuits or investigations from civilian or federal agencies. Some of their actions could allegibly be borderline illegal or questionable. Seriously! Navistar is the company who was successful in getting themselves de-listed off the New York stock exchange. Now Navistar is controlled by a small group of investment bankers who probably regret their large purchases of Navistar stock.

1.0
Jul 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great campus, gymnasium, and cafeteria for those who work in the corporate headquarters. For the rest, work conditions are horrible.

Cons

1. Sub-par human capital - Not a great place for people who want to get anywhere in life. The sheer mass stupidity of people will drown a person of reasonable intelligence. It's a place where stupid people make incredibly stupid decisions at an incredibly fast pace. 2. Lack of structure - It's defined by a staggering paucity of systems, procedures, teamwork, and discipline. 3. Horrible culture - Old school, conservative, passive-aggressive, suburban culture. When the new CEO was asked what culture he'd like to espouse after the company's 2012 debacle, he stumbled before responding that culture begins with people. So, there is still a total lack of accountability at the top, even after the change in management. 4. Old boys' club - New executive management is a mix of GM and Ford rejects. Sycophancy still rules the roost. No real diversity to speak of anywhere in the company. In general, if you're not a tall white guy, and in rare circumstances, a good looking white woman, you are not going anywhere. 5. Non-existent training and employee development - While career opportunities are already limited, there aren't any real learning or developmental opportunities for personal growth either. To add to that, middle ranks are filled with sub-par, incompetent managers who can't mentor. It's always about the company and never about the people, Employees are viewed like animals in a slaughterhouse, whose only purpose in life is to provide meat. Human Resources is a policing unit, not a service department. 6. Shocking compensation - Salaries are way below par, and benefits, especially health benefits, have gone into the toilet. 7. Ethical quagmire - Products are routinely released without proper testing and development, despite the 2012 debacle. Management talks a good,game, but it's never about the customers.

1.0
Jun 26, 2017

Don't Work Here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-A Check -Air conditioned facility with vaccumed carpeting.

Cons

-Sales Directors are all overweight. Sales teams are not sharp and lack basic business acumen. It's a boys club. All they do is eat Cheetos and guzzle Coke while forwarding emails from dealers. Dealers act as if they just got out of jail and obtained an International Truck franchise as their first job out of jail. -Too many managers with no skills. They pay managers $75,000, $80,000, $90,000 a year and many don't even have a basic business degree. No interpersonal or leadership skills. Didn't even complete a Management 101 class. Way too much middle management with no leadership skill. All they do is track spreadsheets and micromanage. Most projects are out of budget and late. Middle managers are no concerned about employees, only what Level they are and their "management" title. -All computer systems are from 1988. Most companies have two main information systems (one that controls internal accounting and one that controls customer interfacing functions) Navistar has over 15 systems to store financial and customer information. Will cost well over $500 million to upgrade and streamline. Therefore, they expect everything run on Excel spreadsheets. -HR isn't used to improve the work or career environment. It is dysfunctional and is used by inept managers as a resource to bully and intimidate employees into taking on more work as other employees leave the company. Many managers choose to "work from home" so they can just forward emails to the employees below that are actually running the business. The more employees leave, the more work is left for the employees that choose to stay. -No annual merit increases. -Mandatory furlough days at the end of each year so company can preserve cash -Finance directors aren't concerned with reporting accurate financial data, rather trailoring financial data in order to paint a false narrative for the qurarterly conference call with investors.

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