Rough times and promising future - Project Manager Caterpillar Employee Review

4.0
22 July 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great People, Products, Dealers, and Customers. Culture is positive overall, with some growing pains. Innovation is increasing and potential is great. Global diversity. Overall good company with a promising future. Great career paths and opportunities.

Cons

Industry impacts the company, but that historical and common knowledge. People not always a high enough priority. Some employees do not do their best. Communication on strategy and tactics not always clear enough. Work / Life balance at times a concern. Reduction in benefits is concerning.

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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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