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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,331 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,331 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
      Nov 2, 2013

      Being Competitive in a Global Economy?

      Assembler
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Valuable experience can be gained here for other career opportunities in the future. The Caterpillar name still means a lot and is on of the most well known names in the business.

      Cons

      Long hours, mandatory over time for indefinite stretches, and the constant worry of lay-offs, which in 5 years I was a victim of 2. You are treated like a piece of meat with little respect for you or your personal safety, and when injuries occur, and they will, Cats dr will always claim "it didn't happen here." My advice if you are ever employed there take your personal safety there as your first and foremost priority, do your 8,10,12 hrs and forget about that place.

      3.0
      Nov 2, 2013

      Caterpillar committed to long term viability

      Engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar is committed to the safety and well-being of their employees. They are also committed to delivering a quality product to their customers.

      Cons

      Caterpillar is a cyclical company. Their different businesses do not yet provide stability in soft markets. The company needs to make tough decisions in down markets, relative to their overall employment.

      2.0
      Oct 31, 2013

      Company does not care about the people that work for it.

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I learned a lot and have a great deal of valuable experience from working at Cat.

      Cons

      Very still old style management. Company leaders do not care about long term growth only the short term stock price. They just laid off a ton of very experienced engineers. Their competitors are picking them up like crazy.

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