John Deere reviews

Since John May took over as the CEO, the benefits listed above have been pretty much wiped out. Management layers have been reduced, which leaves very few advancement opportunities and a LOT of competition for any opening that pops up. He has brought a focus that prioritizes shareholders at all costs. Our stock price has skyrocketed, but employee engagement has tanked and the exodus is only beginning. The historically generous bonuses are being reduced by introducing impossibly aggressive targets to meet them. To put it in perspective, running our company performance from the last 5 years and comparing the old versus new incentive plan would have resulted in over $100K in reduced compensation spanning those 5 years. It is very sad to see. I have been with the company over 10 years and no longer see this as a company I see myself sticking with for many years.

restructuring of company has resulted in hundreds of people leaving the company voluntarily. Hundreds more will be fired under the guise of "smart industrial". When in reality, it's about trying to reduce cost, move more towards contingent employment, offshoring jobs, and line the pockets of shareholders. I would NOT recommend working here. Never felt valued. The company has had awful engagement/employee satisfaction results in the past few years; but leadership somehow can't imagine how to implement any solutions. They also redesigned their entire bonus structure. We used to get amazing bonuses, but starting this year we have nearly impossible goals that we need to meet to get benefits. We're continuing to be told we're in one of the most profitable years, but they're slashing benefits, firing employees, and overall treating employees like numbers. The money is just going to shareholders. If you don't care how you're treated, work here. If you'd like to be a human, treated with respect, find another company.