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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,326 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,326 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).

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      7K reviews
      2.0
      Sep 26, 2009

      Engineer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large successful company - great heritage. A market leader in civil and mining equipment and manufacture of heavy duty engines. Global brand.

      Cons

      Overly beuracratic with senior management been there forever. They need to spend more on R&D. They have good opportunities for transferring within the company to the different sites.

      5.0
      Sep 14, 2009

      Good place

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      smart people good comp world presence good resume builder

      Cons

      oldie org located in smaller cities

      2.0
      Aug 30, 2009

      Company by the oldies for the oldies

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      strong technical analyses in certain areas. good repository of knowledge. decent pay. many people have worked for 30 -35 yrs internally.

      Cons

      many sections resemble good old boys club with people using talking skills and street smarts to cover up lack of technical knowledge and advance their careers. organization seems top heavy with distinction btw upper management and others. (not many companies use such words). efforts are not rewarded with better opportunities and there is a strong bias in favor of age (older you are better you must be) bad situation for younger employees who want to prove themselves. ideal company for people who are just looking forward to retirement.

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