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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,340 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,340 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
      Mar 30, 2014

      Wrong person, wrong place

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      International locations, diverse product portfolio

      Cons

      Slow to innovate, reactionary to competition, extremely poor at placing the right candidates in the right roles, poor job by senior leaders communicating vision and strategy to employees

      1.0
      Mar 27, 2014

      Insecure, and bumbling 19th century nostalgic thinking senior and middle management

      Supply chain planning engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar has a lot of opportunity but it is stuck in its philosophy of the 19/20th century thinking in its practices "Touting" industry leading standards which looks good on the outside to those external to the company but ran like a small business. Positions of responsibility are rewarded to "Yes" people who do not have the integrity nor fortitude to do what is right claiming "Values in Action" and the only thing they have going is tenure, a "Good-ole" guy or gal looking out for them and Black belt rating which is as good as kickstand for a cycle with no wheels.

      Cons

      Leadership tout the catchphrases of "Values, Integrity, Teamwork, Honor" as these things fill the halls on posters and boards but they don't practice it. If you are a ambitious, professional mid-careerist who came to the company looking to extend your career you are absolutely wasting your time. It is either the "CAT" way or you are viewed as a non-conformist not aligning yourself to their practices. It is degrading to see those who are the supposed tenured "Experts" tout their experience while living in nostalgia. I resigned after realizing that I am wasting my talent here only to receive various offers to do the same things from more "Forward" thinking organizations with with less headaches. Promotions are not about what you have done but more aligned to who you know and as long as you "Tow" the line, create nice Excel Pivot table or an occasional Power point, stay in our cube and not a threat to your boss you will be advanced.

      5.0
      Mar 27, 2014

      Awesome Place to Work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and pay! Wonderful co-workers.

      Cons

      Change is slow, some of the upper management is abusive.

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