It's Mostly Good News - Anonymous employee PACCAR Employee Review

3.0
17 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Better than average benefits -401K with 5% match, pension plan, several health ins plans to choose from with FSA option, life & disability ins. If you're fortunate enough (and I do stress Fortunate), you'll have an experienced manager who knows how to effectively steer the team. They will give the tools & set the precedent to encourage the team to strive to be their best. Manageable workload depending on your position. Company has implemented additional team building opportunities, so there's a chance to work with people outside your department. Company is willing to be more accommodating and has made some changes based off the most recent Employee Survey.

Cons

Disenchanted employees who want to make it public are a distraction & a drag on morale. Some depts are spread very thin. Pay and raises should be higher considering the ongoing knowledge necessary to do your job effectively. Company absolutely refuses to retire the professional dress code. High manager turnover in some depts, so if you have a good one, count on them being in the dept short-term as they will likely be moved within the company.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

Not much, if you want a place that's okay with mediocrity, then welcome.

Cons

They blindly follow industry trends not industry standards. We have an initiative to use AI to increase productivity, without a proper plan, without security in mind and lack of general understanding. Consistently understaffed, for example there are teams or parts if teams that have max 4 developer type roles with 36 apps or APIs to support - this has lead to inconsistent code and effort as employees are spread too thin to be able to deliver quality work. Management refuses to take responsibility for issues that arise from being understaffed. Teams are not consistent in what tools and pipelines are used causing even more confusion and delays. Double standards: they don't want to properly promote or give raises to hard workers. Upper management made it clear to direct managers that "meets expectations" was a fine thing to give... To employees doing more than their fair share of work and are doing work outside of their role since they have no one else to do it do to being understaffed.

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