Not the company it used to be, future lead balloon company - Senior IT Supervisor Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
21 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

American based manufacturing company with global reach, good pay and benefits while they last, employees used to be highly engaged and passionate about providing the best machinery in the business

Cons

We put our trust in executive levels of management and they have let us down. Empty promises, recruits employees from all over the globe then promises to provide a stable income, but rarely delivers long term, specializes in ruining lives these days which is not the company I hired into over twenty years ago, doesn't follow their own Values in Action and Code of Conduct which states "Commitment = We embrace our responsibilities. Individually and collectively we make meaningful commitments -- first to each other, and then to those with whom we work, live and serve." NEEDLESSLY LAYING EMPLOYEES OFF IS NOT EMBRACING THOSE WITH WHOM WE WORK, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BOARD GRANTED THE CEO A 60% RAISE WITHIN RECENT YEARS!! The company constantly sacrifices IT. They refuse to adopt innovative solutions.

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Cons

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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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