Is Caterpillar a good company to work for as a Engineering Development Program?

Engineering Development Program professionals working at Caterpillar have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 76 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Caterpillar employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Development Program Jobs at Caterpillar now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Development Program interview questions at Caterpillar .

Does Caterpillar pay Engineering Development Program employees well?

Engineering Development Program professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Caterpillar with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 76 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 15.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Development Program salaries at Caterpillar.

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What are the pros of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 628 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 574 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 498 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 279 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 162 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 294 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 156 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 127 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 79 reviews))

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Caterpillar Engineering Development Program reviews

4.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Joe Creed

83% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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4.8

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Engineering Development Program employees have rated Caterpillar with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Development Program professionals have an excellent working experience there. Caterpillar is rated 24% above average by Engineering Development Program professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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76 reviews

3.0

Nov 2, 2013

Caterpillar committed to long term viability

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Caterpillar is committed to the safety and well-being of their employees. They are also committed to delivering a quality product to their customers.

Cons

Caterpillar is a cyclical company. Their different businesses do not yet provide stability in soft markets. The company needs to make tough decisions in down markets, relative to their overall employment.

3.0

Oct 29, 2013

Engineering Manager

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company, diverse work force, tremendous variety in work, great people with diverse backgrounds.

Cons

Lack of upward mobility without sponsorship from executive office. Tend to reward mid-career highers more than long term employees due to better exposure to executive office. Engineering talent is often overlooked for higher level opportunities. Limited upward mobility for technical people.

4.0

Mar 16, 2012

Good benefits until 2006 Pays well but poor management stock options

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job Security if you work hard and are recognized. Benefit were good but deteriorated after 2006. Good opportunities if your willing to travel abroad. Great coworker and people in general. Some upper managers are difficult to work with and communicate poorly. Had a great retirement plan but modified this in 2006. Medical, dental and prescription drug benefits are still good. These were best in the industry, but like all large companies CAT has reduced it's benefit package to now just average. Still a good large manufacturing company to work for.

Cons

The more you do the more work is loaded on you. Little recognition from upper management for a job well done. Too many SMART Goals and Corporate Goals keep changing. In some areas Quantity is emphasized over Quality.

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