Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,323 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 7,323 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
Jan 24, 2019

Challenge for Women

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people are great! Opportunity to network and meet some amazing and talented people from all different walks of life.

Cons

Male dominant leadership. Very tough as a woman to advance career. There has been a recent push in advancement of qualified women within the company, but some male leaders feel threatened by this and prevent women that report to them from succeeding.

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Caterpillar Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to provide such valuable feedback! When decisions are made at the top many factors come into play; one of them is the way it will impact all our employees. We believe every single Caterpillar employee moves our company forward, so we appreciate your comments and sticking with us through our times of growth.
3.0
Nov 3, 2018

Caterpillar

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work; good opportunities to travel; Working level staff have a good work ethic

Cons

Poor career path; Employee morale low

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Caterpillar Response
7y
Thank you for taking your time to leave such valuable feedback! We appreciate and consider all feedback, and consider your comments to continue to grow and improve our culture.
3.0
Oct 30, 2018

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits - plenty of money to be thrown around to people who do and don't deserve it. Fairly high salary and good health/dental benefits.

Cons

Nothing is merit based. You're either getting promoted because you ended up working on the project the higher ups liked, or because you fit the diversity profile they were looking for.

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