Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,309 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,309 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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1.0
Feb 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Peoria "was" my home town.

Cons

Caterpillars management is still based on the idea that Peoria is a captive market, Cat is the only game in town. That is how the strikes in the '80s began, corporate beligerance towards it hourly employees combined with market forces. When management employees were made to work in the factories in the '92 time frame, I worked in the factory as well, the CEO was heard saying he would like to replace all of the factory workers. He had no working relationship with the people making Caterpillar great, it is a shame. Upper Management at Caterpillar have lost touch with the working people and they have lost touch with the ideals and values of the solid Midwest companies. Caterpillar worships General Electric these days. Jim Owens is on the economic advisement board with Obama and General Electric.

1.0
Oct 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only reason Caterpillar would be a good place to work is if you have a relative there who handed you a career you didn't have to earn.

Cons

Caterpillar blatantly lies about opportunites for advancement. Caterpillar has total disregard for state labor laws. Will blackmail employees whenever possible. Caterpillar has no concern for employee satisfaction. If your unhappiness saves Caterpillar a penny, you won't be happy.

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