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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,322 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      67% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      3.0
      Dec 6, 2016

      Focused on investors, have forgotten employees and customers

      Mechanical design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Historically good benefits and pay

      Cons

      Poor people management policies, decreasing benefits, poor career planning outlook, decreasing bonus, currently no salary increases based on merit. Right now at Caterpillar it is a slash and burn mentality. I think Caterpillar will be around for a long time, but I wouldn't recommend working here unless you just need a job for a couple of years. The way they treat their employees is not sustainable. As such, good, qualified people are leaving in droves.

      4.0
      Dec 5, 2016

      Electrical Engineering Research Team Leader

      Senior research engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar Inc. was a good place to work these past 15+ years. As a researcher we were allowed the freedom to be creative within the projects assigned. When times were good, the atmosphere was positive. Now remaining employees are waiting for the next quarterly results, hoping for a turnabout, and an end to additional layoffs. The axe is always poised.

      Cons

      As with all large corporations, Dilbert is alive and well at Caterpillar. They seem to be much more interested in "process" than content. There's plenty of propaganda such as "world class" and "high velocity" slogans. In reality, there's too much management and process control. Career Opportunities was rated *, as I was part of an on-going "right-sizing" roll-out. A mass layoff. Rather than lay off the cheaper H1B employees from India and China, they laid off American workers. That's not right! Management has also blundered several large investments, essentially costing full-time employees their jobs.

      2.0
      Dec 4, 2016

      Depends on the market

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      When the business is booming the pros are to many to speak of annual raises, great bonuses, and enough work to keep you busy. Flexible work schedule

      Cons

      Work life balance is left up to the supervisor. One supervisor will allow you to take off for a sick family member with no vacation day required another will make you take a vacation day. Times get rough you are lucky to keep your job. Lost have a lot of good coworkers due to the 45+ months of downturn. 2016 saw no merit increase and limited bonus. Vacation time is dictated for 1 week during the summer months if you are tide to a plant.

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