Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Caterpillar

      Engaged Employer

      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,310 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      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 7,310 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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      7K reviews
      3.0
      May 15, 2011

      Decent job experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are reasonably good and they match 401K contributions 100% (up to 6%). There are opportunities to grow professionally. Management is generally competent.

      Cons

      Peoria, where the headquarters are located, isn't the most exciting place. Extremely large company comes with some of 'Dilbert-esqu' characteristics.

      3.0
      Apr 26, 2011

      You CAN'T GROW in a company with 120,000 employees

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Lots of things to learn, especially for new Engineers - Good Work-Life balance - Great knowledge sharing - Vast learning opportunities, in different areas - Very helping co-workers - Great LAUNCH PAD for careers. Get the "CAT Stamp". - Once you get in, your job is pretty much secured no matter how much one screws up - Executive management is doing great things for the company

      Cons

      - with 120,000 employees, how much of a chance would a person stand to grow in the organization ? - Bucyrus acquisition will make personal growth up the ladder much much harder - More Politics will come into play over existing - Multiple layers will be added after the Bucyrus acquisition. Already, it seems that the company could easily let go of many layers and managers. - On an average, people are asked to stay in one position for 4 years. You will be drained out of enthusiam and energy by the time you are given promotion. - Most early promotions are based on politics and not real talent. - You need to "ASK" your manager/supervisor for promotion. - Immigration rules are changing in many departments. Talented and highly educated people are getting let go left and right. - Most of the middle level managers/ supervisors are not worthy of their positions.

      4.0
      Mar 17, 2011

      Good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great opportunity to work at a global company.

      Cons

      Rapid change, compressed timelines, at times questionable promotions/hires

      Viewing 7264 - 7266 of 7,310 Reviews
      Related searches: Caterpillar jobs | Caterpillar salaries | Caterpillar benefits | Caterpillar interviews | Caterpillar conversations
      ReviewsCaterpillar reviews

      Glassdoor has 10,037 Caterpillar reviews submitted anonymously by Caterpillar employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Caterpillar is right for you.