Great place to work. - Six Sigma Black Belt III Caterpillar Employee Review

5.0
Jan 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work life balance and compensation are excellent. Caterpillar really cares about its people and is always looking for ways to communicate and show they care. Career growth opportunities are abundant and everyone has the ability to explore new career options outside of their past experience.

Cons

Size of the Enterprise can be difficult to get things done at times. Politics can also be a problem, as it is at any employer of this side. At times, those with experience outside of Caterpillar are not fully leveraged and "status quo" decision making can be an issue. However, the recent reorganization should help improve this situation.

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Great culture and competitive pay

Cons

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2.0
Jun 10, 2026
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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.

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