Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,338 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,338 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
Dec 9, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, experience, 401k, possibility to move into different positions

Cons

Toxic work environment, different levels of management fail to effectively communicate - middle hides things from upper and upper hides things from corporate. Horrendous work/life balance.

1.0
Dec 8, 2024

Unprofessional workplace

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overtime available to those who want it

Cons

Favoritism is huge, allow discrimination, pay is lower than area market, no opportunity to move up, management lacks common sense or ability to understand the job associates do.

3.0
Dec 8, 2024

Pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Food place to work and good colleagues

Cons

Agency staff aren’t treated very nicely

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