Strong company - 6 Sigma Black Belt II Caterpillar Employee Review

3.0
21 Jan 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Best in the industry of diesel engines. NPI cycles are about 3 to 4 years. Lots of smart people. Come early - leave early. Good balance of work and health. Jim Owens has done a phenomenal job. One of the best CEO's.

Cons

Take a long time to file for Permanent Residency for non-immigrants. Promotions are not provided during that time. Lots of fat. Old style management. Lots of loyal management has been kept in the company at high salary grades but there is not much output from them. Only few divisions are profitable - engineering indeed is one of them. Very traditional in nature. Do not have the luxuries when compared to some California companies. Peoria as a place is boring for young adults. Not much to do.

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5.0
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Pros

Great benefits Great WLB Great pay

Cons

Low mobility to move up within company

2.0
30 Apr 2026
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Recommend
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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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