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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,312 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      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 7,312 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
      3.0
      Jan 23, 2010

      Review

      Project team lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good healthcare plan, decent compensation especially when living in Peoria. Opportunity to move around the company both in North America and overseas

      Cons

      As an electrical engineer and software engineer, Caterpillar as a company lacks the understanding that their products have increasing complexity in electronics. The upper management treats their machine differentiation in mechanical terms. They lack understanding of SDLC, lack flexibility and take unwarranted risk with late changes due to their perception that changing software/firmware does not introduce as much risk versus changing mechanical parts.

      3.0
      Jan 21, 2010

      Strong company

      6 sigma black belt ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best in the industry of diesel engines. NPI cycles are about 3 to 4 years. Lots of smart people. Come early - leave early. Good balance of work and health. Jim Owens has done a phenomenal job. One of the best CEO's.

      Cons

      Take a long time to file for Permanent Residency for non-immigrants. Promotions are not provided during that time. Lots of fat. Old style management. Lots of loyal management has been kept in the company at high salary grades but there is not much output from them. Only few divisions are profitable - engineering indeed is one of them. Very traditional in nature. Do not have the luxuries when compared to some California companies. Peoria as a place is boring for young adults. Not much to do.

      1.0
      Jan 19, 2010

      Terrible

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work but the people and politics really detract from the job at hand. I am amazed that the company stays profitable. Wait it layed of 22,000 people in 1 month... What a company!

      Cons

      Terrible upper management with no communication to employees. Some people really on word of mouth to get news concerning their job position. It shouldnt be that way!

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