Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,326 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 7,326 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
4.0
Jul 4, 2009

good company to work for

Anonymous employee
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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.

4.0
Jul 2, 2009
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Pros

Great company to work for. I had a blast working for this company. I was given major assignments and My boss was good at good at sending us for training. This company invests a lot of money in R&D.

Cons

It's a bit hard to break the old practice, but I would recommend Caterpillar to anyone who is looking for a place to grow professionally.

3.0
Jun 20, 2009

decent place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

there are some good people within management who truely believe in the work that everyone is doing but at the same time there are also some people who do not deserve to be there. There seems to be an interest in developing people, but not as much as they should

Cons

too much fat around the company, its hard to get things done, people might just ignore you or not tell you that your are wrong, but everyone knows who they are so they stay away from them. At the same time, the fat of the company does not seem to be removed during the downturn, in fact it seems like the there is more fat. I heard many people from one of the leadership programs left during the Voluntary Separation Package. As a new employee, that tells me that the management needs to reconsider their options and how they are training their employees.

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