Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,322 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,322 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
2.0
Jan 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stability, pinnacle of the areas where it is the dominant employer, growing company with a strong future, sales strong overseas.

Cons

Things have changed markedly since downturn. Varies from business unit to business unit, some business units still look at employees as people, others see them as resources to be shuffled and cut as needed.

3.0
Jan 24, 2012

Big, multi-national company and acts like one

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a huge company and offers comparable benefits to its competitors. Strong integrity and mid-western values. Growth even during recession. Senior leaders are always homegrown, but that is part of Cat's problem...there's no new blood.

Cons

This is a huge ship and it takes a LONG time to turn it around. VERY mid-western in its values and culture -- good 'ole white boys at the top. Human resources policy , including compensation and benefit philosophy, is not leading edge...not even really 21st century. There's a great deal on innovation at the product level, but don't expect Cat to take any risks when it comes to people or HR policy. Strictly "market competitive"

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