Pros
- Lots of things to learn, especially for new Engineers - Good Work-Life balance - Great knowledge sharing - Vast learning opportunities, in different areas - Very helping co-workers - Great LAUNCH PAD for careers. Get the "CAT Stamp". - Once you get in, your job is pretty much secured no matter how much one screws up - Executive management is doing great things for the company
Cons
- with 120,000 employees, how much of a chance would a person stand to grow in the organization ? - Bucyrus acquisition will make personal growth up the ladder much much harder - More Politics will come into play over existing - Multiple layers will be added after the Bucyrus acquisition. Already, it seems that the company could easily let go of many layers and managers. - On an average, people are asked to stay in one position for 4 years. You will be drained out of enthusiam and energy by the time you are given promotion. - Most early promotions are based on politics and not real talent. - You need to "ASK" your manager/supervisor for promotion. - Immigration rules are changing in many departments. Talented and highly educated people are getting let go left and right. - Most of the middle level managers/ supervisors are not worthy of their positions.
