Entraprenurial spirit with democracy in full force. - Senior Project Engineer Caterpillar Employee Review

4.0
17 Jun 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You have a chance to excell if you are politically saavy, and have a reasonable amount of talent.

Cons

Caterpillar does not make an effort to integrate alternate work environments into their strategy. You either work te standard hours at the office or you don't work there. Little value is placed on supporting working parents in terms of flex time or work at home.

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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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