PACCAR reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,041 total reviews)
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Preston Feight

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

PACCAR has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,041 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PACCAR 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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5.0
Sep 3, 2012

Great place to work

Recommend
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Pros

For smart driven employees, PACCAR offers most everything you could want in a company. The pay is good for my position and experience and there is an extremely high work life balance. You have the opportunity to move all over the world and gain a broad number of experiences. Unparalleled access to senior management. I enjoy my job very much. They will pay 50% of college tuition for an MBA which is almost required to move upwards in the company. There is also lots of training available in Six Sigma(big emphasis), foreign languages, managerial skills etc. Matching 401K and a pension

Cons

Many of the cons I read about PACCAR are that is too traditional, the pay is bad and the computers are old. My office is business casual, but I do still wear a tie although many do not. The pay might be below some of the other companies in the Seattle area, but the benefits and stability make up for it in my mind and there is no expectation to work 60 hours a week. The computers are old and slowly being replaced, but I have never worked anywhere with nice computers. The company is frugal, but I think that is a good value as a shareholder. We haven't lost money in over 73 years.

4.0
Aug 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Access to Global Business - Ability to impact business & see results in a Fortune 200 company - Lean Attention to detail - Focus on results

Cons

- Have to get over conservative business practices (suit, lunch hour, people answer phones, no cell, etc) - Compensation is below par - Above inspires mediocrity in higher level managers - Not always smartest person in charge - but they don't know that

3.0
Aug 29, 2012

Good enough

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good company to have on your resume. Encourages continuing education.

Cons

Overally conservative. Out dated technology. Company runs on fear of executive management. Poor work life balance.

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