Unstable Environment - IT Project Manager Caterpillar Employee Review

1.0
7 Jun 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Time off, pay, most of the pros revolve around coworkers. They are great. Employees are passionate about their work and want the company to succeed. Cost of living in Peoria area lower than Chicago.

Cons

Low ethics Low faith in the CEO and VP No security, regardless of skills and experience Benefit package declining Low moral between scared employees Focus is never on employees, always on th wallets of the upper management, who make up a large percentage of the stock holders Executive and upper management made poor decisions, but refused to take responsibility instead laying off those who had no control over the situation People with over a decade of experience were thrown aside all while the company hired new people. Experienced, WELL PERFORMING employees are let go without the benefit of seeing if they could move into one of the job openings. They don't even look at their past experience or performance within the company. The VP built a multi-million dollar house and the CEO rallied the board for a huge raise, then laid people off. They don't care. They sacrifice good hard working people, then attempt to brainwash current employees into believing it's ok because it will help them keep their jobs. I've been here over twenty years and I'm very sad about what this company has become since Brad and Doug took over.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

You are treated with autonomy, dignity, and respect. It is assumed you know how to do your job and are given the trust and means to do so. Compensation is above market value. Uncapped professional growth if you know how to play your cards right.

Cons

Working at Burger King and living from my car in Northern Michigan during the middle of winter was preferable to working on-site in Peoria. Project work was inherently meaningless and dictated almost entirely by the caste system this company has in Central, IL. My relocation had absolutely nothing to do with the role at hand and was a power play by management to get me to become a bleed-yellow Peorian in the CAT-corporate social club. The company loyalty here is absolutely disgusting and has nothing to do with the viability of the brand or product. Everyone is enamored with the status and wealth they've attained on account of not performing hard, manual, life-threatening labor. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who actually cares about what goes on in the defense division or addressing the geopolitical anomalies between the former headquarters and the new business direction of the company.

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