Unstable Environment - IT Project Manager Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
Jun 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Time off, pay, most of the pros revolve around coworkers. They are great. Employees are passionate about their work and want the company to succeed. Cost of living in Peoria area lower than Chicago.

Cons

Low ethics Low faith in the CEO and VP No security, regardless of skills and experience Benefit package declining Low moral between scared employees Focus is never on employees, always on th wallets of the upper management, who make up a large percentage of the stock holders Executive and upper management made poor decisions, but refused to take responsibility instead laying off those who had no control over the situation People with over a decade of experience were thrown aside all while the company hired new people. Experienced, WELL PERFORMING employees are let go without the benefit of seeing if they could move into one of the job openings. They don't even look at their past experience or performance within the company. The VP built a multi-million dollar house and the CEO rallied the board for a huge raise, then laid people off. They don't care. They sacrifice good hard working people, then attempt to brainwash current employees into believing it's ok because it will help them keep their jobs. I've been here over twenty years and I'm very sad about what this company has become since Brad and Doug took over.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 10, 2026
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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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