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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,296 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 7,296 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
      2.0
      Apr 26, 2024

      Losing market position and unwilling to embrace change

      Senior engineering specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      401k match and annual employee contribution is hard to beat unless you can get stock options from other companies. Short term incentive program is nice when they pay out.

      Cons

      Preaches Safety culture but does not care about employees as shown by WFH policies and expectations to work extended hours with no additional compensation. Management does not put in much effort but will be quick to pass on blame. Health insurance costs erodes much of the competative salary. My recommendation is to job hop often because company loyalty is not valued.

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      Caterpillar Response
      2y
      We are disappointed in the experience you described here and ask that you reach out to your local HR Representative so that these claims can be properly looked into. Thank you for sharing.
      2.0
      Aug 25, 2022

      CAT Digital is a chaotic mess

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent compensation, 401(k) match, and bonus. WLB is pretty good - I rarely work more than 40 hrs/week. Access to modern technologies, although approval process can take some time.

      Cons

      I can't speak to the rest of the org, but my time in CAT Digital has been super frustrating. Most of the data pipelines are an over-architectured and error-prone mess. This is because leadership hires a ton of contractors (which, is not necessarily a bad thing!) but then doesn't give them the support needed to succeed in their job. The team leads I've worked with are either unmotivated, or spread way too thin to be effective. I can't recommend working for CAT Digital - this business unit has a LONG way to go and I don't seem them getting there in the next decade.

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      Caterpillar Response
      3y
      Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate the work you are doing and the feedback on ways we can improve.
      1.0
      Aug 1, 2019

      Not a respectful culture for women or minorities

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Slow pace of getting things done Decent pay

      Cons

      Good ole boys network runs the company - getting promoted or kept around is all about who you know and the politics you play. Terrible senior leadership of digital that’s continuing to get worse. Old school approaches to digital technology. Spin and politics are applied to everything to make it look better than it really is. Digital products are vapor ware.

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