Looks good on the outside but its terrible inside - Doesn't Matter, Get Out While You Can Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
12 May 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

decent company, or it was a decent company

Cons

some of the VP's just got laid off without any reasons. This scares me and everyone else in the company. I guess if you become a CEO, you can fire just about anybody you do not like. Many of the employees are getting restless to staying at the company. This has decreased the morale of the employees significantly and it is proof that the leadership within caterpillar is terrible. As the economy is improving, expect a lot of people to leave because I doubt anybody wants to work in a place that fires Vice Presidents for no reason whatsoever. Its great to know that there are better companies than Caterpillar to work for.

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits Great WLB Great pay

Cons

Low mobility to move up within company

2.0
10 June 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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