Unethical job environment - Safety Advisor Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
11 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I would not recommend working here if you care about your health and safety.

Cons

Training involved my supervisor talking very badly about my co-workers. When someone asked to use the restroom the supervisor asked them if it would be a number 1 or number 2. My manager came into the office very sick and coughing all day. A couple days later I came down with COVID. We were required to come into the office even though we could work from home and our stats were better at home. When I asked why we were required to return in the office they had no answer for me. I worked there for one year. Instead of giving me notice that they were not going to extend my contract they let me go with NO NOTICE whatsoever. Whenever I had computer issues they would try to sneak up on me and see if I was lying and accuse me of lying about them. Very negative work environment with very unprofessional and rude manager, supervisor and co-workers. Turnover rate was very high, around 50%. Shortly after accepting the job offer and starting they reduced my pay by 20%. They would pay employees very different wages. Spoke to one co-worker making around $13/14 per hour. No one to take temperature at the door during a pandemic even though we were told there would be. People not really wearing masks.

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5.0
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Pros

Great culture and competitive pay

Cons

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2.0
10 Jun 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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