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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (7,327 total reviews)

      Joe Creed

      68% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,327 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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      7K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 14, 2009

      "Ware the Walk Out!

      Assembler
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      When times are good - the money is good, there are some opportunities to move from the shop environment to the office. The benefits are quite good when they are available.

      Cons

      When times get tough - you're nothing but a liability and this company will do almost anything to keep from having to pay unemployment or other types of compensations to those they lay off. The current tactic is to walk out both management and hourly workers for some of the most egregious reasons- my favorite- the name tag on an employee was turned inward instead of facing out - automatic termination.

      4.0
      Feb 9, 2009

      Fun company to work for

      Quality engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caterpillar is a very diverse company with international opportunities. CAT encourages movement within the company to keep employees satisfied and continually learning. They have a great rotational development program for engineers that rotates you through 4 different business units. This allows you to see how the different units each contribute to the company and may introduce you to a part of the business you would like to explore once your commitment to your home unit is completed.

      Cons

      Most of CAT's operations are in the midwest which is not my ideal living environment. It gets cold in the winter and still manages to get hot in the summer.

      1.0
      Feb 8, 2009

      Caterpillar has dropped its Midwest appeal so go work someplace nicer than Peoria.

      Specialist engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Peoria "was" my home town.

      Cons

      Caterpillars management is still based on the idea that Peoria is a captive market, Cat is the only game in town. That is how the strikes in the '80s began, corporate beligerance towards it hourly employees combined with market forces. When management employees were made to work in the factories in the '92 time frame, I worked in the factory as well, the CEO was heard saying he would like to replace all of the factory workers. He had no working relationship with the people making Caterpillar great, it is a shame. Upper Management at Caterpillar have lost touch with the working people and they have lost touch with the ideals and values of the solid Midwest companies. Caterpillar worships General Electric these days. Jim Owens is on the economic advisement board with Obama and General Electric.

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