Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,322 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,322 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
Feb 10, 2017

Good Salary and Benefits, Awful Senior Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are good, but benefits aren't what they once were, as they try to curb healthcare costs. Good work-life balance for most roles.

Cons

Layoffs layoffs layoffs, then more layoffs. They are never ending, and while everyone left takes on more work to cover for those laid off, revenue continues to decline (down >40% over the past 4+ years), the executive office continues to reward themselves with raises. It's disgusting and demoralizing, and has many of those still left looking elsewhere for work.

2.0
Jan 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule. Work/Life Balance

Cons

Stockholder is #1 and employees are just numbers. Company is in turmoil. Massive layoffs. No opportunity for advancement. Values are preached, but not followed.

2.0
Dec 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and talented people. Peoria is nice for raising a family. Good products

Cons

Never ending rounds of layoffs. All focus has shifted to prop up stock price. Customer needs have slipped into second place. Employee consideration is a distant third.

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