Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,304 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,304 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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2.0
Jul 28, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Pay rate, sorry but I see no other reasons especially due to the corporate philosophy of your not a good employee if you do not aspire to be in management. Those that want the management job more than likely shouldn't have it and many of those who don't want it should have it.

Cons

Many Cat employees and AmerIcan citizens were layed off (and still being) while Visa people were kept. Bad enough they have outsourced most entry level jobs, but like so many other places they are also bringing them here. For the most part because of the pay rates the Visa people get. I've seen Masters at $15 and less / hr. Most of them start as contractor temps, spend a number of years then get hired. I've known of Managers stating (about temps) that he wouldn't hire someone (that had 10+ yrs) because they were hired to be fired. How can a temp job last 10 yrs (and still be there)?

3.0
Jul 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most managers within Cat trust their employees and extend signficant responsibility to their reports. Cross discipline assignments are common and employees are generally permitted ample opportunities for career development.

Cons

Cat is a conservative company and many areas still resemble the "good old boys club". Promotions and highly desireable opportunities are often known to a select few. Many job opportunities are not posted for general employees.

4.0
Jul 4, 2009

good company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

as a heavy equipment manufacturer, it provides almost all engineering disciplines for an engineer. so it is a good place for an engineer to furnish your engineering skills. Also, pay is competitive.

Cons

life in Peoria may be boring for some people, as it is a small city in central Illinois. Recent layoff is frightening.

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