Don't be fooled ..... - Regional Sales Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
6 Feb 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Well - what can you say ..... They promise a lot / deliver a little. In 2015 they announced laying off 20,000 ..... They did keep their word about that !!! And that was white collar jobs !!! They promised to rebuild Corp HQ - reneged on that one. They started into the Heavy truck business - reneged on that (worst built truck - ever) . They promised to stay in Peoria - reneged on that one. The list is to long.... One thing - they adhere to a Values code. Kudos on that .... HR is pretty darn good!!!!

Cons

Absolutely - horrible top management ! They manage to their bonuses !!! Oberhelman is a crook !!! Check out their annual bonuses when the company was headed down the tubes. It will make you sick. Largely all Engineers - with no people skills - they all jus check boxes for the next job. And extremely cliquish ---- And The Board .... All just clipping their huge checks ---- just Donkey nodding to CEO

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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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