Stagnant in the tech space, lots of unnecessary middle managers - Technology Consultant Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
Oct 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good bonuses, holiday shut down for a week in December, steady company overall, pay can be great, but you need to make sure you negotiate upfront as initial offers I’ve seen have not been good. This seems to be a place people will stay for

Cons

Lots of re-orgs, people are promoted through who they know not by their quality of work or knowledge, so much bloat as usual for a large company, not a lot of room for growth in the tech space and very stagnant when it comes to growth and adoption of new tech and processes, lack of accountability with employees- lots of projects take much longer due to being pushed around because no one wants to own them or work on them, process is so heavy and a complete mess, RTO is strictly enforced for some but not others. This is a place people will stay for years and just coast the rest of their career, so not a lot of passion or innovation in areas.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Good health insurance and benefits, good yearly bonuses. The pay is good.

Cons

They are enforcing returning to office by any means necessary. They have lost many high-quality producers who have refused to relocate or refuse to come in. Here's the kicker - they are requiring in-person attendance at the Chicago office and there aren't even enough desks for everyone. It would be a literal fire hazard if we all came into the Chicago office at the same time, M-F, during business hours. No one knows how or if they are going to actually enforce this. Cost of gas is insane, Joe doesn't care about the workers. Or the work for that matter. It's obvious this is a soft layoff, they have made a bunch of people quit. Their internal design agency is falling apart, lots of people have quit, not only because of return to office but because of the toxic politics, favoritism, and lack of direction and accountability. Mediocre workers are allowed to keep their jobs ONLY because of their ability to put their bodies in a chair and work in-person. The other relocation option HR gave besides Chicago was Peoria. No one wants to live in Peoria for any reason whatsoever, be for real.

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