Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,296 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 7,296 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
4.0
Jun 14, 2008
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Pros

Great job ownership, decent pay, good benefits, strong growth, world leader, great brand name, great vision, definitely thinking ahead of other US based companies towards future survival and growth. Since its inception over 80 years ago, Caterpillar has grown to be the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. In partnership with our worldwide dealer network, we drive positive and sustainable change on every continent. We deliver products, services and technologies in three principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products. As a global, diverse technology leader, Cat commits to excellence in all that we do. We are proud to be a leader in building the world's infrastructure, and in enabling progress for millions of people around the globe

Cons

rapid globalization needed, need to monitor promotions (inequality in promotions), lack of commitment in factory and other areas, need to get rid of union and all employees need to work towards company common goals. No onsote fitness club, lack of diversity in 401K funds, needs a high level review with existing supply base and as needed shift to LCC, need to improve relations with supply base. Several suppliers are not being competetive with market place and hindering CAT profit, very soon hopefully they need to realize or they will out of business, need atleast 3 suppliers for each and every component.

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Caterpillar compensates very well while expecting no more than a 40 hour work week. That's not saying there aren't any work/life balance issues, but we can flex our time accordingly. Caterpillar will provide (2009) a more flexible health insurance plan that will allow employees to choose more preferred hospitals. Typical new-hires will see promotions within 1.5 - 2 years, with probably a total of 3 promotions in a 6-8 year span. Employees will have more lateral job moves thereafter (i.e., different job with no extra pay), so climbing the corporate ladder is easy the first couple rungs, but gets very difficult later.

Cons

From an IT perspective, there are fewer jobs above management unless you decide to become a 6 Sigma Black Belt or Project Manager. Really brilliant IT people aren't rewarded/recognized very well. The farthest an IT guy can go while still being a "techie" is Senior IT Analyst, maybe an IT Specialist. However, when most IT people at Caterpillar hit that glass ceiling, they end up changing careers and become some supervisor or a project manager. Thereafter, we lose a technical person who could really rock if allowed to do so. What I'm trying to say is, Caterpillar is stuck in the Stone Age when it comes to developing software.

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