PACCAR reviews

PACCAR will never be at the cutting edge of technologies in the automotive areas. In fact, they are happy to remain far at the back of the pack, which may explain how they have maintained their profitability. Many things are still done on spreadsheets and more basic programs. While a lot of the heavy lifting is parceled out to 3rd parties. The path forward in todays environment is quite murky. As a company they are needing a clear direction on where they want to 5-10 years from now. Something more than just "profitable". The CEO touted 2024 as record breaking, and one of the top years in the history of PACCAR, and yet layoffs were done in February '25 with no clear answers or direction as to why. On top of that they use to have 2 days WFH, but last March it was reduced to 1 day, and as you can guess this March it was reduced to zero. Same story as the other, "culture and collaboration". In their original Telecommuting Agreement they stated, "PACCAR understands the need for employees to balance work and life." Apparently, they no longer understand...

Compensations starts low and takes a while to catch up with the industry and bonuses are only for upper paygrades. Only 50% tuition reimbursement along with only 80 hours of paid time off to begin, unless hired in at a higher paygrade level. There is no work from home or remote work options so commuting into the office is always a high-risk evolution during rush hours. Layoffs are inevitable and there are no replacements to do the workload, just more work for those who are left. Performance reviews are too vague, since managers, have little involvement with work or activities each team member performs. Conservative leadership and management style that often stifles innovation and development. Leadership visits are stressful at the plant level requiring many hours of deep cleaning and setting up to up to show off the best view of operations. Some benefits still lacking like generous parental leave in various states and the 40 hours sick time does not carry over, nor is it paid for not using the benefit.