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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
      3.0
      Feb 9, 2017

      Should I Stay or Should I Go

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friends, Construction Equipment, Consistently paid, Week off Christmas to New Years.

      Cons

      Clock-Watched, Lots of Red Tape, New Software poorly rolled out, Inconsistent processes. Bathrooms insufficient for staff.

      3.0
      Feb 6, 2017

      Constant Uncertanity

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company pays well. Benefits are OK barely competitive.

      Cons

      No vision for the future, board and VP's think that we need to sit around and wait for the market to come back. No desire to develop future technologies. Un motivating work environment no investment in current buildings, no updating or modernizing.

      2.0
      Feb 6, 2017

      Don't be fooled .....

      Regional sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Well - what can you say ..... They promise a lot / deliver a little. In 2015 they announced laying off 20,000 ..... They did keep their word about that !!! And that was white collar jobs !!! They promised to rebuild Corp HQ - reneged on that one. They started into the Heavy truck business - reneged on that (worst built truck - ever) . They promised to stay in Peoria - reneged on that one. The list is to long.... One thing - they adhere to a Values code. Kudos on that .... HR is pretty darn good!!!!

      Cons

      Absolutely - horrible top management ! They manage to their bonuses !!! Oberhelman is a crook !!! Check out their annual bonuses when the company was headed down the tubes. It will make you sick. Largely all Engineers - with no people skills - they all jus check boxes for the next job. And extremely cliquish ---- And The Board .... All just clipping their huge checks ---- just Donkey nodding to CEO

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