Mixed emotions - Betriebsleiter / Interims-Geschäftsführer PACCAR Employee Review

3.0
10 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

PACCAR has endless opportunities for those that are not lazy. If you are motivated you can move around and move up quickly. The company is stable, a Fortune 500, and always looking to move forward.

Cons

It is very easy to get frustrated with the culture in the company. The employees treat the Executive leaders like Gods. It is not uncommon for people to run around saying the "Chairman is coming clean your desk." As sad as it is the Chairman has nothing better to do than worry about whether someones desk is tidy or not. The dress is over the top business. Heaven forbid you take the elevator without your jacket of your suit on because the chairman might see you. It is no wonder more people don't quit with companies like Amazon and Microsoft so close that actually understand a work/life balance.

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5.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good learning environment for engineering

Cons

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1.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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