A very conservative company. - Senior Electrical Engineer Caterpillar Employee Review

3.0
16 Dec 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Steady income (If you want to maintain a standard of living) - Steady work - 401k plan - Medical - Dental

Cons

Career advancement only goes to favorites. Those that do the work are kept in place so supervisors can look good to their bosses. You can work as much or as little as you like but the reward is always the same. Almost every year something is reduced or taken away from benefits. Caterpillar was sold to me originally as being above the rest in wages and benefits. Now we are the with the rest as pay and benefits lag behind.

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits & job opportunities.

Cons

Promotions can be challenging for some.

2.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good health insurance and benefits, good yearly bonuses. The pay is good.

Cons

They are enforcing returning to office by any means necessary. They have lost many high-quality producers who have refused to relocate or refuse to come in. Here's the kicker - they are requiring in-person attendance at the Chicago office and there aren't even enough desks for everyone. It would be a literal fire hazard if we all came into the Chicago office at the same time, M-F, during business hours. No one knows how or if they are going to actually enforce this. Cost of gas is insane, Joe doesn't care about the workers. Or the work for that matter. It's obvious this is a soft layoff, they have made a bunch of people quit. Their internal design agency is falling apart, lots of people have quit, not only because of return to office but because of the toxic politics, favoritism, and lack of direction and accountability. Mediocre workers are allowed to keep their jobs ONLY because of their ability to put their bodies in a chair and work in-person. The other relocation option HR gave besides Chicago was Peoria. No one wants to live in Peoria for any reason whatsoever, be for real.

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