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      Caterpillar reviews

      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
      2.0
      Sep 24, 2010

      Caterpillar was once a good company to work for.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar is a fortune 50 company that everyone know and in general has a good reputation. Full of many talented people. Until the recession pay was very good and benefits were good.

      Cons

      Middle management can be terrible. Promotions are not based on tallent and experience. They are based on who you know and how good you can delegate your work to your coworkers. Our benefits are slowly being taken away. We just lost our pensions and healthcare is reduced each year.

      2.0
      Nov 25, 2009

      Recent grads and mid-level career hunters don't be fooled by this company

      Intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The name. Period. Looks good on a resume. Intern salary is based on how many credit hours you took the semester before you start your internship, so if you are an ambitious student you can receive good pay for the four months.

      Cons

      Where do I begin. Caterpillar is a household name in Peoria, but when working there it seems that company business should be in a gossip column instead of the business page. It does not matter the hard work you put in at CAT, it is who you know and what you can do for them. The work environment is unprofessional and condescending. Upper management will mislead you and depending on the area you work for you may or may not ever be able to climb the corporate ladder. Watch out for empty promises for promotions. CAT's "Core Values" are a farce to cover up for their underlying scheming mentality. Do not take anything for face value. Unqualified people are being promoted where as the hard workers are being overlooked. It goes back to the whole 80/20 rule... 20 percent of the people are doing 80 percent of the work... but it is that 20 percent that is being overlooked.

      2.0
      Jan 15, 2009

      Cat Great Products/ Old School Management

      Senior it analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome products and Reputation. Access to training on new technology. Experienced People who are willing to help each other. Peoria area is a low cost place to live. Originally came back for heath care at retirement, but that benefit was taken away. Global Travel opportunities and good vacation and benefits.

      Cons

      Old style managment, rust belt/factory atitude. Place is like the story of the emporers new clothes. The upper managment does not want to hear bad news when there mind is made up to do a project. The messengers are slaughtered. Too much of a good old boy club, very little diversity in upper management. Talk diveristy but not seen higher up. Too many levels, the originization lives in fear of upper management. LOTS OF TURF WARS

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