Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,295 total reviews)

Joe Creed

69% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,295 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
3.0
Jun 7, 2025

Company going backwards

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits. People are great to work with and the company helps you if you want to grow or change roles.

Cons

The company is going backwards in terms of progress. It began in late 2024 with their reversal of DEI polices. Then announced a week before Christmas, while most people were already on vacation, that Resource Industries would be returning to mandatory 5 days a week in office starting in Feb 2025. It all felt very off-putting because they never sent any written communication about this new policy, and when the Vice President (Tim Crane) was asked directly if we would be getting written communication about the change in a town hall meeting, we were told directly that written communication would NOT be sent and to discuss it further with your individual manager (who when asked, also didn't know what was going on). Then in April 2025 a new CEO steps in (Joe Creed) and now the entire company (100k+ employees) is returning to mandatory 5 days a week in the office starting June 2025. The company has always put focus in the past on having a great work life balance and this is emphasised on annual employee surveys.

1.0
Oct 10, 2025

NOT Winning The Right Way

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Equitable work/life balance. Some good people.

Cons

Heavily siloed, ridiculous processes, completely dysfunctional - this place makes the federal government look efficient. Despite the brand's reputation, it's a surprisingly un-American and anti-American company. The company is made up of a ton of cheap foreign labor, and is constantly offshoring American jobs. Additionally, the company uses a ton of temp/contract workers and H-1B visas. This company uses and throws away more people, faster than you would believe. The company's motto is "win the right way", which couldn't be further from the truth. This is an unethical, faceless, anti-American, globalist corporation, that only cares about the bottom line. If you are seeking employment, look elsewhere.

1.0
Jun 25, 2025

Disappointed in the Direction Under New Leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong brand with global recognition, Talented and dedicated coworkers, Competitive compensation and benefits, Opportunities to work on large-scale, impactful projects, Long-standing legacy of innovation and product quality

Cons

Culture has declined rapidly under new CEO, Leadership says one thing publicly and does another internally, Decisions are made without transparency or input from those impacted, Increased focus on control and optics rather than trust and results, Morale is low, Psychological safety has taken a major hit,Long-tenured employees feel undervalued or pushed out,Shift away from flexibility, with pressure to return to in-office regardless of business need

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