Caterpillar is a down to earth company that uses high tech and innovation with a long term vision for growth. - Six Sigma Black Belt II Caterpillar Employee Review

5.0
Jan 8, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Stable, high tech company that is a bit conservative in its business model. However, the company has taken an active stance to plan for the downward portions of a business cycle (the trough) where it can still be profitable. The company has good common business sense for the long haul. Consequently, Caterpillar is a world leader for heavy machinery and manufacturing.

Cons

Wall streat considers Cat to be a cyclic company. This may be the market we work in, but Caterpillar is on the leading edge of technology.

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Cons

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Pros

You are treated with autonomy, dignity, and respect. It is assumed you know how to do your job and are given the trust and means to do so. Compensation is above market value. Uncapped professional growth if you know how to play your cards right.

Cons

Working at Burger King and living from my car in Northern Michigan during the middle of winter was preferable to working on-site in Peoria. Project work was inherently meaningless and dictated almost entirely by the caste system this company has in Central, IL. My relocation had absolutely nothing to do with the role at hand and was a power play by management to get me to become a bleed-yellow Peorian in the CAT-corporate social club. The company loyalty here is absolutely disgusting and has nothing to do with the viability of the brand or product. Everyone is enamored with the status and wealth they've attained on account of not performing hard, manual, life-threatening labor. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who actually cares about what goes on in the defense division or addressing the geopolitical anomalies between the former headquarters and the new business direction of the company.

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