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      Caterpillar

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      Caterpillar reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,309 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      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 7,309 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
      3.0
      Jun 19, 2008

      Frustrating!

      It analyst ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Solid company -good share scheme and benefits. Pay good for the area (which is not London but it wouldn't let me create a new place in the UK!)

      Cons

      Working outside of Peoria you are 'excluded' from a lot of the decision making process. CAT IT is very centered around Building AD in Peoria. Technology developments are slow due to corporate approval processes.

      5.0
      Jun 18, 2008

      Cool place to work

      It analyst ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      We build big things, what could be cooler than that? Lots of interesting people to work with. Great opportunity to travel and see the world if you are a hard worker. Great to talk to people who have worked there for a very long time, great to hear stories of 'back in the day'. Related to that, lots of retirement parties as some of the old timers begin to retire.

      Cons

      Tight deadlines always..no one seems to know how to plan anything. Training budget seems to get cut earlier and earlier every year, but then EOS results say training stinks....related much?

      4.0
      Jun 18, 2008

      Lots of opportunities to move to different careers withing one company.

      Senior it analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar is very diverse in terms of the types of jobs available. Many people celebrate 35 year anniversaries working at Cat. If you want to change your career, you don't have to leave Cat. Plus as a new employee they will take you out to the proving grounds where you can play with the big equipment we make.

      Cons

      Management sometimes seems clueless in the decisions they make, especially technology decisions. Vendors aren't picked because they have the right product but rather because they have made a mass purchase deal and have something that "might work". They also don't know how to deal with technical employees or workers who are creative in their job.

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