Not a very good place for freshers. (Review specific to their I.T. Division) - Associate Engineer Caterpillar Employee Review

3.0
May 30, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is too good as compared to any other company.

Cons

Meetings at times happen in regional language making it impossible for non native's to understand. Hierarchy still exists here. Number of years of experience is given more importance as compared with knowledge in cases of promotions and assigning tasks. Supervisors have no clue about what goes on in the team. Office politics exists.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Good health insurance and benefits, good yearly bonuses. The pay is good.

Cons

They are enforcing returning to office by any means necessary. They have lost many high-quality producers who have refused to relocate or refuse to come in. Here's the kicker - they are requiring in-person attendance at the Chicago office and there aren't even enough desks for everyone. It would be a literal fire hazard if we all came into the Chicago office at the same time, M-F, during business hours. No one knows how or if they are going to actually enforce this. Cost of gas is insane, Joe doesn't care about the workers. Or the work for that matter. It's obvious this is a soft layoff, they have made a bunch of people quit. Their internal design agency is falling apart, lots of people have quit, not only because of return to office but because of the toxic politics, favoritism, and lack of direction and accountability. Mediocre workers are allowed to keep their jobs ONLY because of their ability to put their bodies in a chair and work in-person. The other relocation option HR gave besides Chicago was Peoria. No one wants to live in Peoria for any reason whatsoever, be for real.

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