Great Co... too top heavy w/ lack of true leaders. Nothing wrong with new President but certainly missing Wilson Jones. - Anonymous employee Pierce Manufacturing Employee Review

Association with Oshkosh Corporation which has become too large, too quickly and not designed as an organization to succeed. Everyone looked at as Headcount vs. any value as an individual, part of the team or professional. Declining business conditions have led to too many layoffs over past couple years and closure/consolidations of other affiliated business units. Years of salary reductions, furloughs, layoffs and these were even being done while Pierce business was doing good but other businesses doing bad. The Oshksosh Defense segment is the only segment that didn't/doesn't have to participate in reductions and sacrifices. Willing to bring in high salried employees from the outside but hold salaries back of current employees. Well known that you have to leave and come back to get a raise. Not good when you have more VPs and Directors in Finance than you do staff accountants. Too many VPs and Directors with not enough "do-ers" and active managers to manage them. Way too top heavy of an organization. Should be changing to system of managing by payroll dollars instead of "heads" which then you can let 1 Director of VP go and not 3-5 other employees for the same cost. Who does more of the "work"