Question 1

Is John Deere a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

John Deere has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,530 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.

Question 2

Does John Deere pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at John Deere?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Deere?

Accepted Answer

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 (87), Project Manager (78), Quality Engineer (73), Assembly Line Worker (55), Lead Software Engineer (54)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"Fantastic and good work life balance" ((in 626 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 434 reviews)); "For the most part  the people are great to work with and like a family." ((in 383 reviews)); "Good culture and easy to work with people" ((in 381 reviews)); "Good work culture and policies" ((in 235 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Poor management had no interpersonal skills she had no clue what was even going on within the department" ((in 178 reviews)); "They tell you that you are another engineer but some managers have treat you like a child" ((in 96 reviews)); "Mass layoffs and firing of salary employees has severely impacted the reputation John Deere once had." ((in 87 reviews)); "Long hours and no room to move up and do something else within the company." ((in 80 reviews)); "Senior leadership has removed itself from all surveys or feedback and insulated itself from them." ((in 77 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about John Deere layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed John Deere locations?

Accepted Answer

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, Coffeyville, Greeneville, Fuquay-Varina, Atlanta

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