Great company - terrible locations - Program Manager John Deere Employee Review

4.0
Jun 14, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance. Great opportunities for growth. Managers genuinely care about their employees. Leader in their industry. Team enviornment.

Cons

John May is a terrible CEO. Slow pace of development. Locations are absolutely terrible. A few new offices have appeared for specific IT roles in Chicago and Austin, but otherwise you're most likely in Iowa. There is not a lot of ethnic diversity at facilities in the US.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Paid hourly, so good overtime.

Cons

We get very few raises and recognition here.

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting problems and good access to latest tools to do the job. Motivated coworkers

Cons

Upper management is absurdly disconnected from doing anything remotely valuable. They are useless. All vision and innovation comes from the lowest levels. We really don't need directors and above at this company - they take large salaries and promote the idiots instead of the innovators.

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