Good product, good company. People build solid careers at CAT. - Engineering Manager Caterpillar Employee Review

4.0
7 Jan 2009
Recommend
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Pros

At CAT the pay is good and you're offered a comparatively secure position. There is very low turnover. People who don't like CAT or Peoria leave quickly, and those satisfied stay for decades. There are a lot of mobility in the company, so one can really explore different work avenues over their career while benefiting from seniority in one company.

Cons

The Peoria location may not appeal to those preferring a large metro area. And of course CAT is a huge company with its share of bureaucracy.

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Cons

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2.0
30 Apr 2026
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Pros

You are treated with autonomy, dignity, and respect. It is assumed you know how to do your job and are given the trust and means to do so. Compensation is above market value. Uncapped professional growth if you know how to play your cards right.

Cons

Working at Burger King and living from my car in Northern Michigan during the middle of winter was preferable to working on-site in Peoria. Project work was inherently meaningless and dictated almost entirely by the caste system this company has in Central, IL. My relocation had absolutely nothing to do with the role at hand and was a power play by management to get me to become a bleed-yellow Peorian in the CAT-corporate social club. The company loyalty here is absolutely disgusting and has nothing to do with the viability of the brand or product. Everyone is enamored with the status and wealth they've attained on account of not performing hard, manual, life-threatening labor. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who actually cares about what goes on in the defense division or addressing the geopolitical anomalies between the former headquarters and the new business direction of the company.

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