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
5.0
Jun 1, 2012

Work - Life review

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Highly honest company in all dealings with dealers and customers and employees. Very good company culture. Good pay and benefits. Management does what is says it will do. Very stable company.

Cons

Few perks. Not many company cars, reserved parking spaces, no trips to win. They stick to cash rewards.

5.0
Jan 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

culture is great, take care of all employees there environment is harmonious, people are friendly to each other salary is very competitive in that area, is higher than the competitior

Cons

becausthe company is famous for its generousity, a lot people want to get in while the vocancy is not that much. some people will work for them for free and wait for a job as long as one year.

3.0
Oct 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent product range. One of the best in overall technological advancement. Friendly management. Excellent work environment. Good perks in good times.

Cons

Glass ceilings for minorities and i would say women as well. Very centralized management. This creates lack of vision in my opinion.

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