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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,310 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 7,310 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 14, 2015

      We need to look in the mirror...hard

      Product marketing analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay and benefits are much better than almost anything you can find out there. There's always more work to be done

      Cons

      Workplace competition is high to a debilitating level Management doesn't value outside knowledge Very easy to fall victim to the toxic work environment

      3.0
      Apr 2, 2015

      Huge Company = Good and Bad

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great brand recognition, great "bread and butter" mechanical engineering design work

      Cons

      A lot of people dreamed of working here there whole life - if that's also you, you'll fit right in! If not, you may not...

      1.0
      Dec 27, 2014

      A dinosaur in the making with too many disengaged clock watchers.

      Senior staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Better than the second and third tier organizations in heavy equipment. Lives off of service parts which is the industries strongest.

      Cons

      CAT is a manufacturer foremost. The product value pull is in the area of the customer has to search hard for it at times. Systems people are retiring in lieu of ineffective specialists. Following in the path of automotives in certain respects. Really following others in most respects with actual practices. Unable to execute outside of a products market which will limit or stagnate growth potential. CAT will not become a top 50 place to work by merely researching and evaluating those who are.....

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