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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,335 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,335 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Caterpillar 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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      7K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 11, 2024

      Not what it once was…

      Senior manager , product support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people at the individual contributor level. Stable company with steady results. Good career growth opportunities (if you’re willing to play the politics).

      Cons

      Culture has declined significantly since moving headquarters out of central Illinois. Very political. Promotions and advancement based on who you know/who you’re willing kiss up to. Being “seen” and “visible” in office valued more than job performance and results. Lots of subpar managers in positions based on tenure and who they know, not necessarily because of leadership aptitude. Pay for experienced employees much lower than for new external hires.

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      3.0
      Jan 10, 2024

      Eh

      Warehouse associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay raise evaluation every year. There used to be gainshare. (But that ends this quarter.) offers health insurance, dental, vision, you have to sign up in first 90 days or wait until annual enrollment period, its deducted from paycheck. They train you on equipment needed to do the job. They will close down for massive snow storms. They ice the walkways when there is supposed to be ice. You do get some paid vacation days off. And christmas week is the holiday shutdown also paid for 8hr shift 5 days.

      Cons

      Raises don't always go through right away. The miscommunication between departments is crazy. Training is two weeks but they take soo long to decide where you are going you dont get the proper equipment training before your training weeks are over so you are waiting weeks to months to get trained in equipment. Logistics gets blamed for everything. Departments will have outings and parties, not logistics cause they always need them. Mandatory overtime almost every weeekend, hours posted are 8hrs, but they will send you home early, without pay for the hours they said you where obligated to be there. They have all employee meetings every month or so and they get upset or rude when people ask questions, during Q&A time. If you are required to work 10 hr shifts, every shift, your vacation does not pay 10 hrs. Just 8.

      4.0
      Dec 17, 2023

      Good

      Project engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everything was ok while my time.

      Cons

      Vacation days need to be added.

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