Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,299 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 7,299 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
1.0
Aug 6, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Fortune 50 Company at least for name sake

Cons

Incapable Top Management - getting sued all over. Rolling lay-off has become the normal way of operation No job security Top management has no concern for employees - not kidding, we pick our own trash - they think they are saving money by reducing 2 hours of janitor pay by making us do that.

1.0
Jun 5, 2012

Ethics and Values in Action

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company in a growth market

Cons

Tons of values in action are preached but i never saw anything being followed deligently. A very bad company especially for employees.

1.0
Feb 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good comradery with some collegues Good pay Still some good people around Values in Action principle Talent Management System system Employee Opinion Survey system

Cons

Where do I start? Incompetent Management Promotions that just make you shake your head, because they are incompetent non-performers Nepotism Slow decision making Its all about who you know and if you are 'in the club' Values in Action implementation Talent Management System is not used Employee Opinion Survey does not drive any tangible action Performance Appraisal System means nothing They preach "the best management training is leaders teaching other leaders" - i.e. CAT has no budget for proper management training CAT does not deal with poor performance. You can laze around doing nothing or being imcompetent and nothing happens No real diversity after a certain level of management. Good people are leaving one by one In most areas, less than 25% of the people generate 75% of the results. The rest generate hot air. No investment in product because they waste it. The competition is leaving CAT behind more and more Decision by committee instead of by experience Its getting worse not better!

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