Caterpillar Reviews

Pros

Workplace culture and diversity
Work life balance

Cons

slow moving to new technologies

Pros

It's incredible how big Caterpillar is and how opportunity is presented to employees.

Cons

It appears that promotions that a long time to happen.

Pros

relax, very hands on and some what technical

Cons

boring, keep doing the same thing

Advice to Senior Management

more community involvement

Pros

money
time off
benefits
location community
people

Cons

not fair in promotion
work load not equal

Pros

The company has an excellent career development program. The managers genuinely care about your career advancement and they strive to get you to achieve your aspirations.

Cons

When things gets busy, sometimes it is hard to track down people since everyone has different priorities.Occasionally things take longer to finish due to that.

Advice to Senior Management

I love the career advancement program and I want the company to keep up the good work. Managers are willing to listen to you and give you valuable advice.

Pros

Compensation, diverse growth opportunities, look after their employees, for example allowing time off when needed and where possible.

Cons

Location. Location, location! Expectation of mobility for growth.

Pros

Good knowledge sharing and practice of retaining and developing knowledge, good work life balance, relatively stable

Cons

many grumpy old employees, contribution is selectively valued depending upon the personal relations with the manager, good ole boys club mentality in many places, most of the people get 3B as performance grade irrespective of contributions unless someone is in very good terms with the manager

Advice to Senior Management

value individual contributions in a fair manner

Pros

Pay and benefits very competitive, brand recognition, looks good on a resume, size enables company to negotiate nice discounts for employees, depending on the CEO - there is some political clout to a company that employs so many people worldwide

Cons

Too large so many employees get overlooked: highly effective don't get their due, poor contributors keep their jobs,.
Management is do as I say, not as I do. There is politics galore. The "values" don't mention politics but it should. Where is transparency?

Advice to Senior Management

The stockholder is important but your employees are the ones who DO the work so lead them.

Pros

There are International opportunities at Cat. A lot of choices. Learn a lot about manufacturing. The people are very nice.

Cons

Relocation required to move up. There is constant change and organization alignments. It can be difficult to stay focused on an objective.

Pros

Good benefits, for now. Multiple locations.

Cons

Lack of opportunities unless willing to relocate at company whim.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your employees with respect - all employees, not just engineers.