Caterpillar Reviews
Updated May 29, 2023
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- "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." (in 384 reviews)
- "Bad managers seem to get through the cracks and puts morale down and disengages associates reporting to manager." (in 90 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Terrific company with great pay and career advancement opportunities.
Cons
May require relocation to move up in the company
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are happy to hear you are experiencing a variety of growth and development opportunities as a member of Team Caterpillar.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
A 5-Star Heavy Equipment Provider with a Great Company Culture
Jan 25, 2023 - Mechanical Engineer in Lafayette, INRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Caterpillar is a well-established brand in the heavy equipment industry, known for its durable and reliable products. The company offers a wide range of products, including excavators, bulldozers, and generators, to meet the needs of various industries. Caterpillar has a strong global presence, with a network of dealers and service centers to support customers. The company culture is great and allows employees to work on what they are interested in.
Cons
Limited flexibility when wanting to move to different city.
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Thank you for sharing your experience as an engineer for Team Caterpillar. We are happy to hear you found the culture to be welcoming and that you enjoyed doing the work that matters. We wish you the best of luck in your new role.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Over worked and home live suffers
May 11, 2023 - Warehouse AssociateRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
My coworkers are awesome to work with.
Cons
NO work life balance at all. Management only worries about numbers not employees. Management can't figure out why people continue to leave even though majority of the employees have pointed out to them all the OT is running people away. Told Mon. thru Thurs. with an occasional Friday, but it's been every Friday and some Saturdays. Work hours are 6:00am to 4:30pm and they will come up at 4:17 and say we have to work to 5:00pm. They allow people to just sit around doing very little work and never say anything to them but say something to someone who works non stop when they sit down. They allow (even though they say their interview process stops it) favoritism between Section Managers and people that sit around. Section managers create a lot of hostile work environments, and upper management never does anything about it. They are all about finding the root cause of problems but still will not address the elephant in the room why people continue to leave!
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Stable, Long-term home
May 29, 2023 - Senior Commercial Consultant in Peoria, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Very reliable, professional and stable company. It is a great place to work, family-oriented environment. Benefits are at par with other comparable companies.
Cons
Most job locations are not major city centers. If you have limitations on geographical mobility, it may impact your career progress. Career advancement may take longer due to structure and implied rules and adherence to historical practices.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
It’s a slow to medium paced environment. People for the most part are friendly.
Cons
Employs no work experience people and tends to cater to them. New hires with little to no work in manufacturing tend to do as little as possible and get away with it. When you tell them to do something they complain and cause a fuss and file complaints.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Fair employer, great opportunities
Apr 19, 2023 - Production Assembler in Bogart, GARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The work can be hard but there's a supportive team and lots of training. They really emphasize safety and providing resources for the employees. There's even fun events, like family days. The bonuses and benefits are great.
Cons
The pay can be a but more competitive in comparison to other employers in the area. It seems they are working on that. Sometimes too the team leads on the floor often let the coworkers set the tone and problem solve themselves, which can be great if everyone has a positive mindset; however, if there's cliques or someone who wants to act with selfish intentions, the team dynamic can turn sour as "them v. us" mentalities form. Then a couple people are forced to do the hard jobs and it gradually tears up their bodies.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
What a team to be a part of
May 24, 2023 - Sales and Operations Planning CoordinatorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Salary, benefits, amazing team members, and people who want to see everyone succeed because they understand that’s how you retain good talent.
Cons
None to note at this time.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Lots of opportunity
May 25, 2023 - Project Industrial Designer in Peoria, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
There's something for everyone here. Big company, specialization, room to grow, good pay.
Cons
Inconsistent culture from one part of the company to another.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good company, good people
May 22, 2023 - Software Design Engineer in Mossville, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The people are very welcoming, the product is interesting, the internal processes and tools are solid
Cons
Remote work could have been better executed with better hardware
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good job. Safe environment. Good pay
Cons
I like my job and the team I work with/for
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Caterpillar Reviews FAQs
Caterpillar has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 7,561 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at Caterpillar to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
80% of Caterpillar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Caterpillar 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Caterpillar to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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