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      John Deere

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      John Deere reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (5,944 total reviews)

      John May

      56% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

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      John Deere has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,944 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The John Deere 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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      6K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 30, 2019

      Warning: Turn back now

      Edp engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are decent. The mission is to feed, clothe, and shelter the world is admirable.

      Cons

      If you are a person of color this company do yourself a favor and stay far away from this company. I deal with racism, microaggressions, and ignorance on a daily basis. If you are young, have ambition and want to move up in the company as a POC you will have better luck elsewhere. The good ole boy's gang is alive and thriving here. The only reason there are few faces of color (and I do only mean a few) is because they want to look good for the board of directors and not because they believe in diversity and inclusion. POCs who come into the development program leave soon after because this isn't a company where you can truly bring yourself to work. The locations are dreadful and inherently racist themselves. Don't take my word for it read the reviews about each city John Deere is located in (Waterloo, Dubuque, Quad cities, etc.). There aren't any retention methods in place, they are happy to let you leave and fill your position with another person who will leave shortly after. Its a revolving door for people of color. My advice if you are looking for an early career opportunity, stay away from John Deere.

      3.0
      Feb 25, 2015

      Average work satisfaction and no career growth.

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary, average health benefits (increase in deductibles yearly), Stable agriculture market giving you better job security compared to other heavy duty diesel engine manufacturers.

      Cons

      Location : in middle of nowhere in Iowa, literally nothing to do unless you farm for fun or have a garage and fix cars/machines. Job satisfaction: Greatly depends on where you work and who you work for. If you happen to work for an horrible boss, then pretty much your career is screwed. Upper management will not support you or even listen to you if you have any negative feedback on your direct manager. Career growth is virtually non-existent and they promote only people who are in the good books and from the ole-boy network. Does not recognize the outside experience or talents. Technologically Deere is way behind with competition on techniques and processes, if you WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING THAT IS NEW AND GROUNDBREAKING LOOK ELSEWHERE. Lack of work from home flexibility (also depends on your direct manager) and rigid vacation carry over policies make the work place even more challenging.

      2.0
      Jul 6, 2011

      Not as good as advertised

      Supply management
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Recent emphasis on flexible work arrangements (a decade later than everyone else, but progress just the same). - Pay is good for the area. In some of the smaller locations, you could live like a king on a John Deere salary. - Good emphasis on employee development. The JD Learning classes aren't great, but they do offer a tuition reimbursement so that you can get a real education. - There are some really great middle managers in supply management, folks that genuinely try to do the right thing. - The young people on the bottom end of the organization are great. Inexperienced, but defiantly have their heads screwed on right. If the upper levels of management and the big 3 automotive refugees would hurry up and retire, you would see a level of performance at Deere that would dwarf the rest of the industry. There is a ton of pent up talent in the individual contributor level.

      Cons

      - While other companies are tearing down functional silos and flattening the org chart, John Deere is calling a silo contractor to reinforce theirs. Little fiefdoms are popping up everywhere. - As a result of the point above, functional areas don't play nice. You will spend half of your day (at least in Waterloo) defending yourself from others in the organization. Once something goes wrong, there isn't a scramble to make it right, there is a scramble to hurry up and generate a "metric" that shows it is someone else's fault. - Emphasis on SVA (shareholder value added) drives some really bad behavior. Shoving tractors out the door at all costs is the norm. There isn't a single process or standard that can't be subverted, at least temporarily, to make green tractors roll out the door. - John Deere is a political nightmare. We have created a giant bureaucracy of an organization, and then celebrated and promoted people who prove capable of little else than navigating through the red tape. When the only skills that are valued are political in nature, promotions go to the people least likely to change the climate, and people who do amazing things are left at the lower levels of the org chart to keep making miracles happen. Your best bet, to get promoted, is to pick a mentor who can shoehorn you into a management position.

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