Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Caterpillar

      Engaged Employer

      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,319 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      67% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,319 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).

      Reviews by job title

      7K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 15, 2012

      It was a great learning experience!

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I learned a lot of stuff while working here. It was my main source for allowing me to get a better paying job that was somewhat in the industry. I worked with great people that honestly always complained about their pay and how many hours they were worked. For those that were motivated great freedom was given to learn and try your hand at making a perticular project better.

      Cons

      Not enough money due to the company trying to get their bottom line satisfied. You, at times, are just a pawn moving around the country like it is a chess board. You can spend a week in one location and be on the way home and get a phone call at the airport with a request to go somewhere else for a week because of a client need.

      1.0
      Feb 7, 2012

      Don't join or leave while you can

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good comradery with some collegues Good pay Still some good people around Values in Action principle Talent Management System system Employee Opinion Survey system

      Cons

      Where do I start? Incompetent Management Promotions that just make you shake your head, because they are incompetent non-performers Nepotism Slow decision making Its all about who you know and if you are 'in the club' Values in Action implementation Talent Management System is not used Employee Opinion Survey does not drive any tangible action Performance Appraisal System means nothing They preach "the best management training is leaders teaching other leaders" - i.e. CAT has no budget for proper management training CAT does not deal with poor performance. You can laze around doing nothing or being imcompetent and nothing happens No real diversity after a certain level of management. Good people are leaving one by one In most areas, less than 25% of the people generate 75% of the results. The rest generate hot air. No investment in product because they waste it. The competition is leaving CAT behind more and more Decision by committee instead of by experience Its getting worse not better!

      Viewing 7060 - 7062 of 7,319 Reviews
      Related searches: Caterpillar jobs | Caterpillar salaries | Caterpillar benefits | Caterpillar interviews | Caterpillar conversations
      ReviewsCaterpillar reviews

      Glassdoor has 10,050 Caterpillar reviews submitted anonymously by Caterpillar employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Caterpillar is right for you.