Good employees, clueless leadership - Anonymous employee AGCO Employee Review

2.0
Sep 19, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most co-workers were great and really wanted to do a good job. Usually provided the tools needed to get your job done. Good benefits and decent salary.

Cons

Many managers either had poor managerial skills and/or they were managing an area they had little experience in. Many employees with great skills were relegated to "support" positions because they didn't play the right political games, so were unable to really influence strategic direction (which is all over the place and changes frequently). And in the absence of product value, they are always playing a pricing game to try to boost sales. Although they claim to know the farm equipment industry has cycles (7 years or so), they were "surprised" by the one in 2014 and laid off a lot of employees in the 3rd & 4th quarter. Of course, it was the employees who actually did the work (not the clueless managers) who lost their jobs.

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2.0
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Pros

- Ability to work from home or remote - Ability to change jobs within the organization - Great coworkers - Flexibility for innovation

Cons

- Doesn't listen to concerns or requests from employees - Employee bonuses are based on how well they praise their company in reviews used in board meetings - PTO caps after 3 years - No communication on what leadership is planning - No action is taken on concerns or issues that employees raise up - No plans discussed except for vague emails - No training or support for mid-level managers

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