Fantastic employer for overweight middle-aged white men with housewives. But, "that's just the way it is." - Anonymous employee Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
1 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Highest paying employer in central Illinois rust belt. Will happily take as much out of you as you want to give.

Cons

Old school business Resists all change Executives and leaders demonstrate poor values Negative and judgmental culture Jobs are not designed to be developmental Gossiping is championed more than results Discourages any activity outside of work and family CEO spends more time doing PR than driving results Promotions are saved for those who are "trapped" here Too much time is spent on "flavor of the month" buzz words. Sexist, especially against assertive results-driven females Work/life balance is marketed as being able to see your kids at night

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2.0
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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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