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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,311 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 7,311 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
      3.0
      May 28, 2026

      Stable company with poor management decisions impacting employees

      Electrical engineering technical specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stable Company (100 years in Business) World Wide Footprint Good Brand Name Diversified Product Line

      Cons

      -Management lost their way with respect to how they treat people -Capricious and Ill-considered management decisions are forcing many good and loyal employees to relocate or quit -Management talks work/life balance but every decision they make seems to take more away from the lives of the people working there -Management has taken to the ideas that all employees are just interchangeable cogs that can be swapped around without consequences

      2.0
      Feb 5, 2026

      Decent pay, terrible leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Raises, bonuses, and 401k match are alright -Decent colleagues -Some very good managers depending on what division or group you're in -Somewhat casual job responsibilities depending on the role you're in

      Cons

      -Global 5 day in office policy with no official exceptions -Horrible leadership team who won't stop talking up how great a job they're doing while talking down retention or flexibility concerns -CEO won't stop using Musk as a role model

      2.0
      Jan 8, 2026

      Not what it used to be

      Engineering specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are still some good technical people left that are helpful and willing to share their knowledge.

      Cons

      Shady leadership has decided that instead of a global workforce engaged and collaborating together, they would rather reduce headcount under the shareholder radar by making it a worse place to work (in person) and getting people to leave. Any real flexibility has been removed, set back at least 10-15yrs. Excellent people have been let go (despite signed remote work contracts) or through office closures, leaving more work for checked-out folks still chained to these offices.

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