Fall from grace of values - Director Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a global company with a long history for being a value based company. Great company for developing products to meet customer needs with quality.

Cons

The company has changed from being value based and taking care of employees, to now just concerned about their own bottom line. Tax breaks were not shared in anyway with employees, which the CEO proudly told employees. When deciding to move on to another company for family reasons they made judgment of every policy relating to my departure in their favour. To include a housing appreciation cost dating back to the selling of my house when asked to move by the company. The company does not have a good way to measure performance as they have leaders whom simply play politics without execution. Furthermore, although half of their revenue/factories/people are located outside of the USA there still is a culture everything good comes out of Peoria. There still is a lack of diversity within the company and in many cases not aligned with other cultures they do business.

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Pros

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Cons

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Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you had found Caterpillar as a great company to work with.
2.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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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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