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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,309 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      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 7,309 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
      Feb 20, 2010

      Overview

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Global Exposure. Multiple Businesses and opportunities when times are good. People are generally polite and avoid conflict. Most management employees think they are 'tenured' and do not see job as at risk.

      Cons

      Senior Management very disconnected form reality. Rewards a 'yes man' attitude. Promotions were not based on ability to get results, but purely on ability to make pretty powerpoint presentations and supporting a 'country club' leadership.

      4.0
      Feb 17, 2010

      CAT

      It contract analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A large enterprise that was focused on goals, not egos and bureaucracy. The management was easy to work with and allowed professionals to work with autonomy.

      Cons

      Heavily staffed with contractors. Getting a position as a CAT employee is essentially impossible. The best talent at CAT was contract and that was preferable to make things easier for managers-no annual reviews etc.

      4.0
      Feb 3, 2010

      Caterpillar mid manager

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Employee friendly, good environment for building future leaders, employee loyalty strong, opportunity to work across the globe in various roles encouraged as part of professional growth

      Cons

      Change hard to manage due to size and stakeholders working in silos with short term focus of meeting metrics by managing them.

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