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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,327 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% 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 7,327 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 Manifattura industry (3.5 stars).

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      7K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 29, 2009

      2 sides of a coin !

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Invests heavily in R&D, has many learning opportunities if you are willing to go the extra mile, flexible work hours, very talented young engineering pool, great benefits and competitive pay, loads of travel opportunities, great place for a starting engineer to get experience in many areas

      Cons

      culture that stifles new ideas, bureaucratic and red tape, bad mid-level management, worse executive management, history-book example of how not to use 6-sixma, have to deal with midwest weather, has a lot of economic waste, encourages "yes" man culture, management does not like to hear bad news, Open discussions are not encouraged

      4.0
      Jan 29, 2009

      Good place for career focused people

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Much opportunity to move horizontally and vertically throughout your career. They want to hire employees and retain them for a career rather than a job. Excellent pay and good benefits. A respected company to place on a resume if you do choose to move on later in your career.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy is certainly present at times but it goes along with a large organization. Many people are not crazy about Peoria, IL but Caterpillar obviously has offices throughout the world. Culture can be very "old school". Generational gaps are apparent at times considering many people have worked there for 20-30 years.

      3.0
      Jan 25, 2009

      Stable but Slow to Change

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar is a solid, diversified company. They hire some of the best talent available. Benefits are on par with competition in this industry. Caterpillar has leading technology and invests heavily in research and development.

      Cons

      Caterpillar is slow to change and has difficulty keeping up with industry changes in personnel policies(ie work from home, daycare,etc). Caterpillar struggles with upperward feedback and sees different opinions as negative. This is a "top" down company and there is little respect given to employees with other experiences.

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