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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,328 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 7,328 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
      1.0
      Sep 2, 2013

      No advancement, and only one 3% raise in the last 5 years despite record profits.

      Machine operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Only pro to working at Cat is that if you have enough seniority, you may keep your job while they cut the workforce. That is if you can make a living without raises or any chance of promotion.

      Cons

      Honestly, if I were to list all the cons to working as a union employee at Cat, people would not believe they were true. Cat enjoyed record profits quarter after quarter until 2013, and management treated themselves to pay increases and bonuses each year. The average working guy was given only one 3% pay increase in the last five years (due to a new contract being signed by the union), and nothing else. No bonuses, no cost of living increase, no pension. Things like tuition reimbursement has been revoked, so no chance to improve yourself. Many more things could be listed, but you get the idea.

      3.0
      Aug 30, 2013

      Lots of Opportunity

      6 sigma black belt
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I enjoyed working at Caterpillar most of the time. I liked travel and meeting different people. The projects I worked on were interesting and fun.

      Cons

      Many people were not enjoyable to work with or work for.

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