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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,298 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      69% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Senior management

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,298 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 11, 2008

      Caterpillar is a great place to work!

      Embedded software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Proud of the products we create, it's very fulfilling to work at a company respected worldwide.

      Cons

      Crappy location. Peoria, IL is not the best place to live, lots of crime and small town mentality. Cat uses this to pay lower than average salaries due to no competition in the area.

      4.0
      Mar 3, 2009

      Caterpillar Review

      Associate engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great advancement opportunities. Great health benefits. My boss is very flexible when it comes to getting days off. I can take off more than my two weeks if need be. I can also leave a little early as long as I am getting my work completed. Great team work.

      Cons

      Seems like half of the company is contract. As we are now in our downturn, it seems like most of the contract workers have been let go. We won't get a merit raise next year as well as a bonus. So now we have tons more work to do without being incentive to do more work. But at the same time, you still have a job.

      4.0
      Feb 9, 2009

      Fun company to work for

      Quality engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar is a very diverse company with international opportunities. CAT encourages movement within the company to keep employees satisfied and continually learning. They have a great rotational development program for engineers that rotates you through 4 different business units. This allows you to see how the different units each contribute to the company and may introduce you to a part of the business you would like to explore once your commitment to your home unit is completed.

      Cons

      Most of CAT's operations are in the midwest which is not my ideal living environment. It gets cold in the winter and still manages to get hot in the summer.

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