"Ware the Walk Out! - Assembler Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
Feb 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

When times are good - the money is good, there are some opportunities to move from the shop environment to the office. The benefits are quite good when they are available.

Cons

When times get tough - you're nothing but a liability and this company will do almost anything to keep from having to pay unemployment or other types of compensations to those they lay off. The current tactic is to walk out both management and hourly workers for some of the most egregious reasons- my favorite- the name tag on an employee was turned inward instead of facing out - automatic termination.

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Pros

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Cons

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