Losing market position and unwilling to embrace change - Senior Engineering Specialist Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
Apr 26, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

401k match and annual employee contribution is hard to beat unless you can get stock options from other companies. Short term incentive program is nice when they pay out.

Cons

Preaches Safety culture but does not care about employees as shown by WFH policies and expectations to work extended hours with no additional compensation. Management does not put in much effort but will be quick to pass on blame. Health insurance costs erodes much of the competative salary. My recommendation is to job hop often because company loyalty is not valued.

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We are disappointed in the experience you described here and ask that you reach out to your local HR Representative so that these claims can be properly looked into. Thank you for sharing.

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