Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,320 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 7,320 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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
4.0
Apr 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Bonus, Global opportunities, Global Leader, Powerhouse

Cons

Very conservative, boys club, popularity wins the promotion

4.0
Apr 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Caterpillar is a very stable place to work. My colleagues are very knowledgeable about the industry and there is a good camaraderie between colleagues. The work environment is very diligent to say the least.

Cons

The camaraderie sometimes turns to a buddy system. Also it allows inappropriate interaction with coworkers. Although it is a very conservative company it also has the old American ideal of the "boys club" within the corporate environment as well as with the customer interaction. Also because of the conservative nature the company lacks innovative vision and support.

2.0
Apr 23, 2012

Great place for consultants and sales

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good pay and benefits. Once you're hired on, it's a fairly stable long-term career (i.e. you really have to screw up to get fired).

Cons

IT resources are being managed very poorly for the last few years. We are hemorrhaging money trying to implement SAP as the future of the business. Meanwhile, no interest is being shown in maintaining the mainframe environment that will keep the company alive until SAP is deployed.

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