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
Jan 16, 2026

Not what I was expecting

Recommend
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Pros

Competitive benefits that exceed industry standards, strong culture, and opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Management pressures you to find different opportunities within the company every couple of years, and the longer you stay in your role, the more stress you will experience. They will look for the smallest ways to shame you or even let you go if you continue to stay in your role. Some of the systems and processes I used are not transferable to another company as they are in-house. Training documentation is not a standard practice as my supervisor had to start my documentation from scratch shortly before I started. There was never a clear answer on the reasoning behind the RTO policy. It seemed to be a last minute decision done by the Executive Office that came as a surprise to most employees.

2.0
Sep 16, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers and challenging work that makes a difference for customer who use our products.

Cons

Senior leader within Earthmoving Division has created a culture of fear within the organization. The culture used to be one where upward feedback was encouraged and embraced. That has changed. Upward feedback results in loss of job opportunities or job changes that feel like retaliatory actions. A senior leader has had 13+ direct reports leave within his org, sending a message to the entire organization about the culture being cultivated. "Growth Mindset" is often touted by senior leadership as a characteristic the organization needs to embrace, but it is rarely exemplified in leadership behaviors as the only opinion that seems to matter is their own. If you want to shape an organization, avoiding the Earthmoving Division would be recommended as the only strategy decisions are being made from the top. The "leader" is setting the direction and has little interest in hearing anyone's opinion. The perceived center of development is in Peoria Illinois, so if you want the ability to grow outside of central Illinois, this is likely not the place for you, unfortunately. Until there is a leadership change, I could not recommend someone onboarding within the Earthmoving division. It is a toxic culture at the moment. Everyone is just trying to keep their head down and survive. It is not a fun culture to live in each day. I would not recommend it to a friend at the moment, primarily driven by one "leader".

4.0
Aug 8, 2025

Strong compensation package

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent compensation package, plenty of challenging work to keep you busy, good opportunities for advancement as long as you don’t want to be remote.

Cons

No remote work at all, inconsistent policy application across divisions.

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