Is John Deere a good company to work for?

John Deere has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,525 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at John Deere to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about John Deere have been left by employees working as IT Part Time Student , Internship and Part-time Student Employee .

Does John Deere pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, John Deere employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at John Deere. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at John Deere?

77% of John Deere employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated John Deere 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Deere?

Software Engineer (317) , Senior Engineer (207) , Senior Software Engineer (188) , Engineer (173) , Intern (170) , Lead Engineer (135) , Manufacturing Engineer (112) , Manager (110) , Estagiário (96) , Design Engineer (87) , Product Engineer (86) , Project Manager (78) , Quality Engineer (73) , Assembly Line Worker (55) , Lead Software Engineer (54)

What are the pros of working at John Deere according to real employee reviews?

"Fantastic and good work life balance" ((in 625 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 454 reviews)); "Good culture and positive moral" ((in 383 reviews)); "For the most part the people are great to work with and like a family." ((in 369 reviews)); "Good work culture and policies" ((in 235 reviews))

What are the cons of working at John Deere according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management had no interpersonal skills she had no clue what was even going on within the department" ((in 177 reviews)); "They tell you that you are another engineer but some managers have treat you like a child" ((in 99 reviews)); "recent layoffs are painful" ((in 80 reviews)); "Long hours and no room to move up and do something else within the company." ((in 74 reviews)); "Senior leadership has removed itself from all surveys or feedback and insulated itself from them." ((in 73 reviews))

What are employees saying about John Deere layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about John Deere layoffs and their outlook for job security at John Deere in 2026.

What are the top reviewed John Deere locations?

Moline , Waterloo , Des Moines , Dubuque , Urbandale , Davenport , East Moline , Fargo , Johnston , Cary , Chicago , Horicon , Ankeny , Grovetown , Raleigh , Augusta , Milan , Champaign , Ottumwa , Cedar Falls , Silvis , Iowa City , Ames , New York , Dallas , Springfield , Greeneville , Coffeyville , Fuquay-Varina , Atlanta

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

May 28, 2024

Poor Senior Leadership

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Benefits (healthcare, 401k match) -Working level employees are great to work with

Cons

-Senior Leadership is focused on profit and shareholders, lack of transparency -Compensation is mixed -Flexibility poor

2.0

May 3, 2024

Declining company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Most of the company below senior leadership are great people, including middle and senior managers. But this has been changing, with more people seeing the writing on the wall and leaving Deere. - High 401k match

Cons

- Senior leadership - Declining benefits and stability - Mandatory 4 days/week in-office work

3.0

Nov 21, 2022

Get in line with the cult or what your back

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401k benefit is great (10% for 6% match), most of the time the people you work with are genuine, work flexibility, and working for a global market leader. Great company to have on your resume especially right now...my advice if you work there apply out while you can. Best part of leaving is you finally see how the company. My advice to new hires. Take advantage of the loop holes in the STAR interview process. Switch platforms for each promotion every 18 months you'll be SG8 in 3.5 years post EDP. Without actually contributing anything of value for 12-16 months of the 3.5 years.

Cons

If you love meetings to plan meetings this is your place! The amount of wasted engineering time in meetings is comical with the amount of busy work reports/ tracking middle management requires. Camouflaged micro-management Other reviews summed it up perfectly...pay becomes stagnant and the rave amongst "woke" management is diversity so good luck if your a white, Indian, or eastern asian male in engineering looking to further your career. Middle management is just a bunch of "yes men/ women" but that's corporate America. Brown nose until you make it.

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