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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (7,320 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      67% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,320 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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      7K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 25, 2012

      Culture has changed.

      It supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stability, pinnacle of the areas where it is the dominant employer, growing company with a strong future, sales strong overseas.

      Cons

      Things have changed markedly since downturn. Varies from business unit to business unit, some business units still look at employees as people, others see them as resources to be shuffled and cut as needed.

      3.0
      Jan 24, 2012

      Big, multi-national company and acts like one

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a huge company and offers comparable benefits to its competitors. Strong integrity and mid-western values. Growth even during recession. Senior leaders are always homegrown, but that is part of Cat's problem...there's no new blood.

      Cons

      This is a huge ship and it takes a LONG time to turn it around. VERY mid-western in its values and culture -- good 'ole white boys at the top. Human resources policy , including compensation and benefit philosophy, is not leading edge...not even really 21st century. There's a great deal on innovation at the product level, but don't expect Cat to take any risks when it comes to people or HR policy. Strictly "market competitive"

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