"Making Great Followers" - Anonymous employee CAT Financial Employee Review

2.0
26 Jul 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay and benefits are competitive.

Cons

1. Most of the Glassdoor reviews are submitted by people who worked in Cat Financial's Nashville HQ, who rave about the great facilities. That is true. But outside of Nashville is a different story. Gym?? 2. Caterpillar has a program called "Making Great Leaders". However, what they really want are very good FOLLOWERS who drink the kool-aid and don't ask the hard questions. 3. Too much emphasis on Six Sigma. Caterpillar adopted Six Sigma long after many other companies had put it on the shelf. Even the most simple decisions are delayed pending a formal Six Sigma process. But the time you finish the project usually it's too late. 4. Job promotions are given but the actual job level adjustments (including salary) are withheld pending "results". However, the targeted performance results cannot happen due to internal bureaucracy and poor alignment. 5. There are a group of protected head office favourites who helicopter in and stay just long enough to say "OK, I'm now an expert in Asia." Tick the box, then off to their next destination. 6. Customer focus is a tired cliche with no focus whatsoever.

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5.0
18 May 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people (the ones in the trenches). That's about it.

Cons

-constant 'quiet' layoffs since start of 2026 -ridiculous IT processes (if you can call them that - how anything gets done is honestly a mystery) -never say no to a project despite all the resources being way over stretched -5 days in office -instability and misery This used to be a fun place to work - it isn't anymore and not just because of the 5 day RTO mandate. Project management was recently gutted and the 'replacements' haven't run IT projects in years. Other layoffs all over the organization, no announcements or justifications. One team had to draw straws to see who would stay or go. Everyone feels a target on their back - FTE, long term FTEs, contractors, business and IT. No one is safe. Conversations everywhere about how bad it is and how toxic and the worse part is no one knows why. What are the goals of these cuts? Where is the direction or justification? Oh that's right - there isn't any other than saving money. People leave or get cut and you find out one day when someone isn't in a meeting. DO NOT come here. It will take years for this place to recover and they won't be able to hire anyone back because their local reputation is done. May the odds be ever in your favor.

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