Caterpillar reviews

In a rough economy, the shareholders take precedence. That means the valuable training stops, contract workers get cut, and managers start looking for ways to save money and keep the company afloat on cut-throat budgets. The indispensable lower-level employees pick-up the slack, which stretches everything thin but keeps things going. Under the rough conditions, it can be years for a dedicated lower-level employee to be recognized, promoted, and finally given critical career-advancing training -- after all, they are too valuable to the company's buoyancy in that lower position.

It is a fairly 'flat' organization. While there is opportunity for promotion, getting to a supervisory or management position can take several years, even for experienced professionals.