Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,328 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 7,328 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
2.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good health insurance and benefits, good yearly bonuses. The pay is good.

Cons

They are enforcing returning to office by any means necessary. They have lost many high-quality producers who have refused to relocate or refuse to come in. Here's the kicker - they are requiring in-person attendance at the Chicago office and there aren't even enough desks for everyone. It would be a literal fire hazard if we all came into the Chicago office at the same time, M-F, during business hours. No one knows how or if they are going to actually enforce this. Cost of gas is insane, Joe doesn't care about the workers. Or the work for that matter. It's obvious this is a soft layoff, they have made a bunch of people quit. Their internal design agency is falling apart, lots of people have quit, not only because of return to office but because of the toxic politics, favoritism, and lack of direction and accountability. Mediocre workers are allowed to keep their jobs ONLY because of their ability to put their bodies in a chair and work in-person. The other relocation option HR gave besides Chicago was Peoria. No one wants to live in Peoria for any reason whatsoever, be for real.

1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No good pros, only good perk is on time salary.

Cons

1. Reorganization is common twice or thrice a year. 2. Position is unpredictable, anytime you may loose your job. 3. No work life balance, you need to manage time. 4. Growth should be measured by luck or the opportunities and not by hard work. 5. 5 days work from office and 6+ hours mandatory to be in office. 6. Managers one who have grown in the same organisation are not professional as they follow micromanagement. 7. No employee engagement activities for employees, according to HR, employee engagement means coordinating sports for 1 day and i.e. on Saturday.

3.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable Company (100 years in Business) World Wide Footprint Good Brand Name Diversified Product Line

Cons

-Management lost their way with respect to how they treat people -Capricious and Ill-considered management decisions are forcing many good and loyal employees to relocate or quit -Management talks work/life balance but every decision they make seems to take more away from the lives of the people working there -Management has taken to the ideas that all employees are just interchangeable cogs that can be swapped around without consequences

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