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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 demographic groups

      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
      Mar 14, 2009

      Cat Power

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are great. Work/life balance reasonable.

      Cons

      Cat is a very conservative slow moving company.

      4.0
      Mar 13, 2009

      Caterpillar - not much different from other large corporations

      Marketing representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay and benefits are among the best in the area. Producing a product that is recognized in almost any part of the world is rewarding. Being a large company, it can offer its employees the opportunity of a variety of job opportunities while staying with the same employer.

      Cons

      In many ways, the company is still trapped in the 1950's. Promotions are often given to the connected rather then the qualified. Underperformers are not pushed to improve, due to the company's fear of legal retaliation. Topnotch employees are 'punished' by being asked to do additional work to compensate for work not being done by their underperforming co-workers, while the underperformer is allowed to continue to perform at an unacceptable level without fear of reprimand. Many middle managers are promoted past their level of competence, but because they've been with tthe company for many years, or have highly placed friends, the situation is never addressed.

      4.0
      Mar 13, 2009

      Caterpillar workplace

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      industry leader - great products

      Cons

      can't think of any. very forward thinking

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