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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,318 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      67% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,318 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
      2.0
      Jan 12, 2012

      waste of time

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a big company to work with, it has various product lines, and manufacturing facilities all over the world.

      Cons

      There are so many meaningless meetings.

      5.0
      Jan 6, 2012

      Great experience working along team members to achieve a common goal in marketing and sales.

      Technical marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The network within Caterpillar is astounding! If you have any questions about virtually anything, someone is always available to help; all you have to do it ask. There are a lot of opportunities within this company, so make your own destiny!

      Cons

      Advancement into management within Caterpillar seems to take a little longer than I am comfortable with.

      2.0
      Jan 4, 2012

      CAT is a typical big company, with pro's and cons.

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar Global Mining (former Bucyrus Int'l) Mining Industry and company are stable Pay / Benefits are average to above average. Work life balance is favorable. Interesting Products, huge machines, lots of company history in South Milwaukee. Milwaukee and surrounding area is a pretty nice place to live; Milwaukee suburbs and SE Wisconsin in general are diverse and have alot to offer.

      Cons

      Organization can be an Old boys club with your opportunities limited by favorable or unfavorable status with certain management - favoritism typical of old school companies is hard to lose. Communication (top down) within the company can be poor, with some management bordering on unprofessional, yet some are really pretty good. Most of the company are still of a very conservative mindset. Other parts are driven by innovation - which results in some dysfunction. Dysfunction also due to recent history of acquisitions - Bucyrus acquires DBT and Terex, CAT acquires Bucyrus...has been messy.

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