North Korea of corporations - Inventory Analyst PACCAR Employee Review

1.0
Apr 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I can't think of any....trying to think of something to fill this section with 20 word minimum requirement. Oh yeah they renovated bathrooms at parts division but failed to add more fans, causing the entire place to smell like turd.

Cons

1. Dress code: suit and tie required but they don't pay decent salary to cover your dry cleaning cost. 2. Recent shareholder meeting: they did it again! Men with facial hair were forced to shave because hairless faces will boost investor's confidence??!? WTF? 3. Incompetent management: most managers spend their time day dreaming in meetings or preparing blue color/themed power point presentations. Their inability to MANAGE work/employees creates HIGH turnover. And of course these people hold on to their jobs or even promoted because accountability is non-existent. 20+ people have left the company in the last year...believe that. 4. Lousy 2% chairmans gift (they don't call it an annual bonus): HR and your manager mandate you sign a thank you card to the chairman for his gracious "gift". If this sounds normal to you, I urge you to move to North Korea. 5. Paccar is so distant from their competitors (3rd in market share, dominated by Daimler Trucks) driving Mercedes automobile will limit your career here. Very comical logic here. Think about other auto manufactures that also makes trucks i.e. Toyota, Volvo, Ford, Mitsubishi. Does this mean you need to skateboard to work?

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

Wonderful internship experience. I truly enjoyed every aspect of the internship, from the people and team culture to the meaningful projects and great location. It was an incredibly positive learning experience, and I would highly recommend working there.

Cons

While the business professional dress code may not be for everyone, I personally didn’t mind it and felt it contributed to the professional environment.

1.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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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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