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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,325 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      67% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,325 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
      1.0
      Feb 4, 2018

      It is ok if you are young and need experience to show on your resume.

      Assembly planner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Generally you will get a paycheck on time.

      Cons

      This is a very shady business to work for. It is ok if you are young and need experience to show on your resume. Staying here for a long time though will taint your resume though. They are also well-known for firing people right before they are eligible for retirement. It is also very stressful and hectic. Think Chinese Fire Drill. (Apologies to my friends from China). The offices were raided for tax fraud by agents with guns drawn. This was all over the news. They hide cameras in the bathrooms. This was on the news too.

      1.0
      Sep 20, 2017

      Former Bucyrus Employee

      Mid level management
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay and Benefits are comparable to the industry

      Cons

      Cat believes they are innovative and forward thinking but in fact they are mired in the past. Some of their systems are antiquated and so many times we heard 'this is the CAT way - we've been successful for 100-plus years'. Not so forward thinking. They really hate new ideas - especially from 'non-Cat bred' people. Mining was dying anyhow but Cat and their arrogance sure helped it along quickly. HR is pretty much a joke. Management is arrogant and uncaring about people's personal lives so the work/life balance they talk about is just that - talk. They seem to like employees living in fear and trying to step on one another - so much for 'teamwork'. Decent pay but not a good work environment. Employees do not trust management or HR.

      3.0
      Jul 23, 2017

      Good company to work in diverse fields, but run by old school executives with risk aversion to new technology

      Senior engineering project team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Diverse and unique skills more tuned towards big machines. Decent pay and bonus that keeps changing with business conditions. Opportunity to work on diverse technologies. Hands on experience on engines and transmissions if you like to play with big fun toys. Gain valuable experience working in proving grounds.

      Cons

      Very few career growth opportunities. Climbing up the career ladder is more to do with rubbing shoulders with top management and less to do with talent. Executive management has no clue on market trends and lacks vision, makes impulsive decisions with on boarding and off-boarding programs every month wasting research dollars. To many managers and top level management compared to companies with similar revenues

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