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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,328 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 7,328 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      7K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 23, 2010

      JR review

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large multinational company, exposure to international and global ways of doing business, working for industry leader, learn about industry best practices in different functional areas. Ability to serve key industrial sectors such as oil & gas, mining, construction. Relatively stable and secure job.

      Cons

      Due to the large number employees, hard to get visibility. Some bureacratic processes may slow down day to day opertations.

      2.0
      Jun 21, 2010

      Fitting the mold is hard

      Quality engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong company stability Brand Global presences which allows for contacts around the work. Large employee in central Illinois Family ties to company

      Cons

      Mid career hire are not part of the club. Working to improve is sometimes looked as rogue behavior Performance reviews and not important No clear path for advancement Rewards is an unknown word or concept.

      3.0
      Jun 2, 2010

      summer intern

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I don't know much , i have just started as an intern at Aurora facility , I hope it goes well

      Cons

      till now it seems they are very rigid. changes don't take place easily . That's all i can say till now

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