Seems to be for some, not for others - Engineering PACCAR Employee Review

2.0
23 Sept 2011
Recommend
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Pros

"Stable" Cool trucks Cool factory Reasonable work/life balance Good people (although completely disillusioned and unhappy) Reasonable benefits. I would say they were good before the recession, but were cut to reasonable.

Cons

Stifling culture - information management is bewildering Slow advancement, cloudy path up the chain IT is a joke. When they call themselves a "technology company," they are referring to the truck, not the network infrastructure, software, etc. Some people hear the word conservative and think that's unilaterally a good thing, but the flip side of that is they often do things long after their competitors, leaving them at a market disadvantage (I.e entering the China market.)

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5.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Wonderful internship experience. I truly enjoyed every aspect of the internship, from the people and team culture to the meaningful projects and great location. It was an incredibly positive learning experience, and I would highly recommend working there.

Cons

While the business professional dress code may not be for everyone, I personally didn’t mind it and felt it contributed to the professional environment.

1.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
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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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