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    Caterpillar Reviews

    Updated December 12, 2018
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    • "Not much work life balance as there are often meetings anytime from 7 am to 9 pm on any given day" (in 81 reviews)

    • "Hard to move into upper management" (in 93 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Amazing company to work in. Great atmosphere."

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      Current Employee - Senior Associate Engineer
      Current Employee - Senior Associate Engineer

      I have been working at Caterpillar full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Relaxed work culture. Good pay. No internal politics and push-pull.

      Cons

      Not that I could find in 5 years

    2. "Good Company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great staff and great leaders

      Cons

      Workload was a bit much

      3. Join the Caterpillar team
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    3. "Great Benes"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Caterpillar full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Benefits are the absolute best in terms of company paid and 401k matching - stellar.

      Cons

      Career progression needs to be earned through results

    4. "Excellent to start and end career"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Caterpillar full-time

      Pros

      compensation, work life balance and engagement

      Cons

      slow growth rate and opportunities saturate after a while

      Caterpillar Response

      Dec 12, 2018 – Communications Intern

      Person by person, our team shapes the environment in which we work, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built. Thank you for helping us build the Caterpillar we know and love today.

    5. "Quality Lead"

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      Former Employee - Team Leader in Danville, KY
      Former Employee - Team Leader in Danville, KY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Caterpillar full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits, decent pay good schedule

      Cons

      pay is the same for everyone

      Caterpillar Response

      Dec 12, 2018 – Communications Intern

      We appreciate the time you have spent with us and the time it took to leave this valuable feedback. Thank you for helping us make sustainable solutions for people across the globe.

    6. "Title"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Caterpillar full-time

      Pros

      Great company to work for

      Cons

      too large to work for

      Advice to Management

      Be closer to the Earth

    7. "Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Caterpillar full-time

      Pros

      Good salary and work life balance

      Cons

      Moving product out of Illinois

      Caterpillar Response

      Nov 30, 2018 – Communications Intern

      Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback. At Caterpillar, employees like you play a critical role in developing the solutions that allow our customers to build a better world.

    8. "Validation Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great work life balance
      Opportunities for career development

      Cons

      Located in Peoria IL
      No other negatives for the company itself

    9. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Caterpillar full-time

      Pros

      Great Company to work for

      Cons

      Work a lot at the company

    10. "Welder"

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      Former Employee - Welder in Aurora, IL
      Former Employee - Welder in Aurora, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Caterpillar full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Learned a lot of manufacturing welding/fabrication. Tons of overtime

      Cons

      Plant closure due to cost management

      Caterpillar Response

      Nov 30, 2018 – Communications Intern

      Thank you for taking your time to leave such valuable feedback! We value and consider all input, and will use yours to continue to grow and improve Caterpillar.