Is John Deere a good company to work for?

John Deere has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 9,531 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at John Deere to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about John Deere have been left by employees working as IT Part Time Student , Internship and Part-time Student Employee .

Does John Deere pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, John Deere employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at John Deere. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at John Deere?

77% of John Deere employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated John Deere 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at John Deere?

Software Engineer (317) , Senior Engineer (207) , Senior Software Engineer (188) , Engineer (173) , Intern (170) , Lead Engineer (136) , Manufacturing Engineer (112) , Manager (110) , Estagiário (96) , Design Engineer (87) , Product Engineer (87) , Project Manager (78) , Quality Engineer (73) , Assembly Line Worker (55) , Lead Software Engineer (54)

What are the pros of working at John Deere according to real employee reviews?

"Fantastic and good work life balance" ((in 625 reviews)); "and good pay" ((in 442 reviews)); "Good culture and easy to work with people" ((in 386 reviews)); "For the most part the people are great to work with and like a family." ((in 381 reviews)); "Good work culture and policies" ((in 245 reviews))

What are the cons of working at John Deere according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management had no interpersonal skills she had no clue what was even going on within the department" ((in 177 reviews)); "Good technical people are made into managers...making bad managers with no good technical help." ((in 90 reviews)); "Recent layoffs created a negative atmosphere in the company" ((in 79 reviews)); "Long hours and no room to move up and do something else within the company." ((in 78 reviews)); "Senior leadership has removed itself from all surveys or feedback and insulated itself from them." ((in 78 reviews))

What are employees saying about John Deere layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about John Deere layoffs and their outlook for job security at John Deere in 2026.

What are the top reviewed John Deere locations?

Moline , Waterloo , Des Moines , Dubuque , Urbandale , Davenport , East Moline , Fargo , Johnston , Cary , Chicago , Horicon , Ankeny , Grovetown , Raleigh , Augusta , Milan , Champaign , Ottumwa , Cedar Falls , Silvis , Iowa City , Ames , New York , Dallas , Springfield , Coffeyville , Greeneville , Fuquay-Varina , Atlanta

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John Deere reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,949 total reviews)

John May

56% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

John Deere has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,949 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The John Deere employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Feb 5, 2010

Could be better...

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours and a casual work environment make JDAS a comfortable place to work.

Cons

Uninformed management with a propensity for micromanaging projects and a workforce fearful of "bucking the system". Management does not listen to the advice of their employees, even when those employees have vastly greater experience in the field, and the culture dissuades these valued employees from pushing back against poor strategic and tactical decisions. Too much reliance on a heavily structured, somewhat inflexible project management process with high, short term workloads and too many meetings.

3.0

Jan 27, 2010

Hit and Miss at Deere......

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Excellent compensation, benefits and bonuses resulting in high retention rate.High regard for work life balance, a good place to work for women. Lots of training and paid continuing education.

Cons

Highly resistant to change processes and operating philosophy, bloated organizational structure, making it very difficult to get things done. Departments are siloed and not collaborative. Aligned teamwork highly touted but really relates to goal planning and alignment, top to bottom not true teamwork. Poor performers are not dealt with and passively accepted. Highly competent, motivated, progressive thinkers, and high achievers will not thrive in the Deere culture and be miserable unless they are willing to conform.

3.0

Jan 21, 2010

Good overall, I think

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good for your resume. So far seen amazing managers and I think the compensation as you become full time is pretty good.

Cons

You most of the time find yourself doing things you feel are below you, but I just started so lets see.

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