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Working At Caterpillar Inc.
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How employees describe working at Caterpillar Inc.
Customers AND employees come first
Posted 6 days ago
Strong fast portable adaptive and useful
Posted 18 days ago
This is a great organization and that is built on the foundation of great employees.
Posted 19 days ago
good old boy network still around
Posted a month ago
Overtime when it's on my check.
What it's like to work at Caterpillar Inc.
- Caterpillar Inc. employees generally work 9.4 hrs a day
- Employees at Caterpillar Inc. report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Caterpillar Inc. have 1 meeting
- 84% of Caterpillar Inc. employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Caterpillar Inc. employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 44% of Caterpillar Inc. employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Caterpillar Inc. employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 57% of Caterpillar Inc. employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Caterpillar Inc. Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 95
What does the leadership team at Caterpillar Inc. need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Same basic rules for all teams. Stop awarding job promotions based on personal bias or good ole boy status quo
They are like the weathermen around here, 100% wrong all the time and no repercussions
Holding people accountable, making things better not worse, taking a role in achieving goals,stop delegating their work to their employees
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Caterpillar Inc.?
Top Employee Response
Leaders/Management that knows how to do their job. More round meetings, focus groups, and management action plans required.
CEO and Higher ups sit around making bad decisions and blame it on the employees who take the brunt of their bad decisions
Better recognition less being watched
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Caterpillar Inc.?
Top Employee Response
There is no stock sharing or employee equity in the company. No pension plans.
Cheapest paid in the field. Doesnt even come close to john deere or kamotsu
Do your job well and they give you someone else's job to do as well
How would you compare interviewing at Caterpillar Inc. to other places you've interviewed?
Just a little longer
Same
Interview process with STAR system is a joke. Leaves room for bias and or misunderstood analysis of answers.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Caterpillar Inc.?
I was hired on the spot
Meet with the receptionist prior to meeting the 3 person interview panel. Took 6 weeks to hear back.
Value stream managers
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Caterpillar Inc.?
Top Employee Response
Management more worried about offending people instead of holding associates accountable for their actions. Creates negative culture.
Honesty, appreciation for employees is at 0.
Layoffs no advancement no education to further career plant closures
What should I wear for an interview at Caterpillar Inc.?
Regular clothes, Jean's nice shirt
Business formal
Business Casual
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Caterpillar Inc.?
Top Employee Response
Eliminate silo effect and the "it's not my job" culture.
We need better management
They are not knowledgeable
How do I do well in an interview at Caterpillar Inc.?
Network as much as you can in advance. But answer questions after thinking about them and use the star format
Come prepared with knowledge or certifications
Know someone at the company before you interview.
How's the vacation policy at Caterpillar Inc.?
2 weeks then at 5 years 3 weeks
2 weeks annually and beyond 5 years service 3 weeks annually
two week standard.
What's the pay like for Operations roles at Caterpillar Inc.?
Low for the amount of work.
Our operations associates haven't had a raise in over five years. The last "raise" that we got, they took away our STIP, lowered our potential gainsharing by $200, took away two days of paid personal time, and our insurance went up. All in the same meeting.
Below average at best
What's the company culture like at Caterpillar Inc.?
Male dominated not diverse engineering fact focussed not innovative and risk averse
Boys club. The company says the have a value system they stand by but they really don’t. Discrimination against women is obvious. All male managers at Waco Distribution center. 3/4 of them no college degree
Shifting. When I started it was very much a cohesive culture that supported growth. It is shifting to more of a command and control, limited opportunities for company sponsored advanced learning. Very much a good ol' boys/girls network.
What interview questions does Caterpillar Inc. ask?
Same as previously answered
STAR system interviews
Target Selection Interview Method
How does Caterpillar Inc. make decisions around promotions?
More about who you know then what you know. They talk about career paths but don’t follow through
By favoritism where I am; certainly not by qualifications
are you in their leadership social circle, country club or kids school.
What do employees at Caterpillar Inc. think about their benefits?
Overall I think people feel they are fair. Have gotten more expensive over the last two years and some taken away.
They are on average with other Fortune 500 companies.
Base salary is ok but benefits are poor
How long do the interviews usually take at Caterpillar Inc.?
3 hours
15-30 min
Depends on role
How flexible is your work schedule at Caterpillar Inc.?
Not at all but lots of paid time off
Flexible
Reasonably flexible
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Caterpillar Inc.?
What is something you saw that could be dangerous and how did you fix it
Can not recall any particularly hard ones
Negative type questions that leave room for misunderstanding or not selecting person due to bias opinions
What are you most excited about working at Caterpillar Inc.?
As much overtime as you need
The benefits
The brand and seeing equipment in the field at work.
What's the vibe like in the Operations dept at Caterpillar Inc.? How many hours are you working?
As many as you want in most cases
Mandatory overtime weekly approximately 50 hours a week
For salary it's 60 plus
What's the interview process like at Caterpillar Inc.?
Phone then in person
Biased and by favoritism jobs are awarded; not by merit or qualifications
Behavioral based interview
What part of Caterpillar Inc.'s business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Parts distribution. Caterpillar could be doing so much better if they would put a stop to the good ole boys club when awarding job promotions and actually hire qualified persons to fill management positions.
Oil and Gas. Leadership decision making is the biggest difficulties.
Engine. Work tools is doing bad
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Caterpillar Inc.?
Stop the good ole boys club, get rid of STAR interview system as it is too open for biased opinions by the interviewers and install a new interview system that cannot be subjected to biased opinions. Remove section manager role as they are a waste of money, and start hiring qualified, educated distribution supervisors.
Be honest is a good start; but also following through on what leadership said. We have a horrible habit of starting something at the Executive office level, but not following though.
To robotic everyone has to follow CPS no new ideas
What do people at Caterpillar Inc. think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
He seems to be trying to make slow improvement changes but he really needs to get a hold of one of the biggest problems. The human factor. Moral is very low in some facilities due to favoritism among management to include job promotions, as well as a reduction in employee appreciation being shown throughout the years. Random cookout where management cooks for the staff just to show appreciation has all but disappeared. They fail to realize it’s the little things that keep moral high and employees more enthusiastic about their work.
Jim does a great job of managing costs. Never afraid to drop headcount or product to satisfy the street.
Only see video and email
How's the work life balance at Caterpillar Inc.?
Very bad. Management has had mandatory overtime all year at the Waco Distribution Center. This lack of balance has caused a horrible turnover rate. If the temporary employees were included in the turnover metrics it would be setting of serious alarms
Is getting better. Some aspects of the business do still have the mentality if you are not in your cube then your not effective.
There is a lot of mandotory over time. Salary gets nothing
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Should I work at Caterpillar Inc.?
39% of Caterpillar Inc. employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 18% are neutral and 43% would not recommend working at Caterpillar Inc. to their friends.
| 39% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 18% | Passive |
| 43% | Detractors |
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