Shareholder returns on the backs of the employees - Engineer PACCAR Employee Review

2.0
5 Dec 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Consistent positive earnings and shareholder returns (401K match is in Paccar Stock)

Cons

Kenworth Division employees forced to take 2 weeks of their vacation with less than 1 week notice in 4th quarter this year (and in 2009). If not enough vacation time, then required time off without pay. With $1.7 BILLION in cash reserves. CEO Mark Piggot gets $266 MILLION from this season's special dividend. The employees? Disrupted family schedules, forced vacation that many managers cannot really "take off".... and reduced pay at holiday season if no vacation available.

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5.0
19 Jun 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Good learning environment for engineering

Cons

Projects can be slow at times

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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