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
2.0
Jul 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay rate, sorry but I see no other reasons especially due to the corporate philosophy of your not a good employee if you do not aspire to be in management. Those that want the management job more than likely shouldn't have it and many of those who don't want it should have it.

Cons

Many Cat employees and AmerIcan citizens were layed off (and still being) while Visa people were kept. Bad enough they have outsourced most entry level jobs, but like so many other places they are also bringing them here. For the most part because of the pay rates the Visa people get. I've seen Masters at $15 and less / hr. Most of them start as contractor temps, spend a number of years then get hired. I've known of Managers stating (about temps) that he wouldn't hire someone (that had 10+ yrs) because they were hired to be fired. How can a temp job last 10 yrs (and still be there)?

3.0
Aug 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, and employees are gernerally well treated compared to similar companies. There are plenty of opportunities for a broad work experience with good lateral mobility. The company is being well run at the corporate level, there's a good strategy and clear direction for the future.

Cons

There's so much corporate control and inertia that it can be very frustrating to get the job done in any novel way. Red tape in general is overbearing. The emphasis is on averting risk, rather than encouraging enterprise. The company is very slow to adopt new practices, especially in HR areas.

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