PACCAR reviews

While everyone is nice and friendly, not too many people seem all that happy. People seemed bored; maybe that was just me. Except for management, it didn't seem like there was much room for career advancement, and some employees seemed under appreciated as there was not much incentive to work hard or much of a reward if one did. While not explicitly stating it, a handful of employees tried to tell me not to work there full time.

I found the company to be very hierarchical, especially the corporate office and to an extent the Parts division. Senior management seemed aloof and disdainful of the rank and file. The chairman seems to like to rule by fear; and this attitude seems to have trickled down to other senior management. At the Parts Division, middle management seems more interested in protecting their fiefdoms rather than collaborating with other departments. I have heard another department referred to as "the enemy". I also found middle management likely to play favorites. Time off was a mixed card. They seemed pretty flexible but we were also told that they "owned our weekends" but most of the time let you have them. There were a few good managers though. The corporate and parts division seemed to shy away from capital improvements. They would rather throw people at the problem. The technology they used was pretty old; a lot of their core data was stored on old mainframes. Leads would have to develop spreadsheets or Access databases to work with the system. The Corporate office was VERY strict on dress code. Suits had to be worn at all times, including trips to the Bathroom, and only blue or white shirts were allowed. A friend was disciplined for wearing a red shirt under his suit. Vacation accrued more slowly than in other companies I have worked for.