John Deere Reviews

Pros

John Deere has endless opportunities to grow as an individual. As an intern, I did actual work and had legitimate projects I was solely responsible for. Leadership and help is always there when you need it. The John Deere support system, from online classes to helpful coworkers across the country, is extremely beneficial and leads to a positive working environment. Benefits are extremely good, pay was much better than other internship offers. Overall, the greatest pro is that all employees (from wage to salary) are satisfied and willing to work cooperatively.

Cons

Employees spend money very freely, as in most large corporations. Communication between salary and wage workers could be better as there was often some confusion of large factory events and schedules.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase communication among employees by holding more meetings between wage and salary employees to ensure all are on the same page.

Pros

Excellent opportunity to learn and to work under pressure. A lot of contact with other areas like engineering, quality, production and production control.

Cons

Work overload sometimes without paying extra time.

Advice to Senior Management

Try to equal work load between partners of each facility

Pros

The company is very good at developing and retaining talent. There are good opportunities if you prove yourself in your current position.

Cons

Working within a union environment can occasionally create situations that need to be handled carefully, overall though a good company to work for.

Advice to Senior Management

Take time to notice the unsung achievements of employees that many times go unnoticed due to the heavy workload that everyone has.

Pros

John Deere is a very stable company with ties in the agriculture market that is the money maker and backbone of the business. Have a strong upper management with a good vision that is goal driven to the future in order to be successful and stay competitive.

Cons

Conservative company (can be viewed as bad/good), new ideas and innovative ideas are sometimes difficult sell. Locations for work are not highly sought after places to live. Promotions can be limited and not all locations are aligned for employee and management structure with regards to pay and labor grades.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to focus on bringing in young leaders in the business and developing them into becoming future leaders. Hiring contract workers for important positions is short term thinking and need to bring in and offer full time employment to retain strong employees.

Pros

everyone is very pleasant to work with.

Cons

your work is very specific to one group. not as much interaction with other groups

Pros

Good pay, flexible hours in some groups, great company name recognition

Cons

Very formal company, not forward-thinking. Very stuck in their ways sometimes and afraid of change. Need to do more unique things for their employees to make jobs more enjoyable and give incentive to stay. Compensation is great because they don't do a lot outside of pay.

Pros

Excellent benefit are offered. Salaries are okay according to the location. Co-workers are friendly and courteous. Training opportunities are good.

Cons

Middle management does not adhere to upper management's suggestions, but twists the interpretation to meet their goals. Challenges are admonished and punished harshly within the limits of the law and policies.

Advice to Senior Management

If you want to retain the best talent, please try to improve the middle management (9s, 10s, 11s). The CEOs objectives for improving manager-employee relationship is not working well. You have correctly stated that people join companies, but leave a manager. Regretfully, I did the same.

Pros

Nationally known and I don't know of any others

Cons

Small pay, little room to advance

Advice to Senior Management

Help eager workers get the skills to move up.

Pros

John Deere has a belief in high quality products and they achieve this by promoting from within, trying to do the right thing (in more cases then not) and treating their employees fairly. They offer a decent pay and extremely high rate of job safety.

Cons

John Deere hasnt done a great job of knowledge sharing. Each functional area has typically done their own thing in the past with little thought into the affect on different functional areas. This has lead to disorder in the planning and implementation side....oh and one thing named TECH CENTER INDIA

Advice to Senior Management

Build tractors that engines fit into

Pros

Relaxed environment
Job stability
Everyone loves their job
Promotion opportunities

They also treat their employees like gold, and their intern program is great.

Cons

Locations aren't that great if you like the city. However, if you're from an Ag background or don't care for huge cities this company is perfect.

Advice to Senior Management

I truly have no complaints when it comes down to management. There are some politics, but nothing major that would/should alter your decision.