Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,309 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 7,309 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
4.0
Jan 14, 2010

Caterpillar -- decent place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance in most divisions. Best jobs in Peoria area

Cons

Cyclical business hurts employees in down years Pretty conservative company. Slow to get into new markets or take advantage of opportunity. Workforce age distribution is very bi-modal -- lots of folks 50+ and lots <35. Not much in the middle.

3.0
Jan 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

International compagny that provides opportunity to young graduates. Correct package reward. Great opportunity to go Global. I good company to start in.

Cons

Midle management is not strong enough to carry top management vision. Tendency to forget values in economic crises. Poor career management of mid-career hires. Not a good company to start if you have already experience.

2.0
Sep 26, 2009

Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large successful company - great heritage. A market leader in civil and mining equipment and manufacture of heavy duty engines. Global brand.

Cons

Overly beuracratic with senior management been there forever. They need to spend more on R&D. They have good opportunities for transferring within the company to the different sites.

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