Caterpillar is very well run financially, but the culture won't be comfortable for everyone - Engineering Manager Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
31 Aug 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Caterpillar offers great compensation, in terms of base salary and bonus compensation which is tied to company performance. You may not find higher compensation anywhere else for a same-level job.

Cons

Peoria is very conservative and not very diverse. The Caterpillar culture is not very welcoming toward outsiders, and the company's non-discrimination policies, while inclusive of LGBT people, is not supported through the offering of same-sex domestic partner benefits. Housing prices in Peoria are disproportionately high compared to similar US cities.

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5.0
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Pros

Great benefits Great WLB Great pay

Cons

Low mobility to move up within company

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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