Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,321 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 7,321 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
5.0
Sep 22, 2025

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, competitive pay, and fair work life balance

Cons

They are wanting everyone back in an office 5 days a week and requiring relocation for many roles. If you’re open to both, I say go for it.

1.0
Sep 22, 2025

Very toxic

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No pros if you are agency employee and mostly 80% employees are through agency

Cons

No work life balance Too much work load No support from management Monitoring office hours Last minute plans, no proper planning by PO’s managers Management not good at what they are doing Employees are hired from agency’s and all the time grinding I see people getting burnt out with work Weekend and early morning support most of the times and no comp off for it

5.0
Sep 20, 2025

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, good colleagues, good manager.

Cons

No free food. The interview process can be very long.

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Caterpillar Response
9mo
We are glad to hear that you had experienced a good culture here at Caterpillar. As we look for ways to improve, your feedback is valued. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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