Not what I was expecting - Anonymous Employee Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
16 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive benefits that exceed industry standards, strong culture, and opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Management pressures you to find different opportunities within the company every couple of years, and the longer you stay in your role, the more stress you will experience. They will look for the smallest ways to shame you or even let you go if you continue to stay in your role. Some of the systems and processes I used are not transferable to another company as they are in-house. Training documentation is not a standard practice as my supervisor had to start my documentation from scratch shortly before I started. There was never a clear answer on the reasoning behind the RTO policy. It seemed to be a last minute decision done by the Executive Office that came as a surprise to most employees.

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Cons

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Pros

Good pay Some people in the company are great

Cons

Poorly thought out placement- I was put on a team across the country from where i lived the entired team was new to caterpillar because their company was bought out by cat. They had never had any form of intern before and didnt have anyone else who was remote other then me. Because of time differences the manager reguarly expected me to work off the clock but wouldnt give me project during work hours. No room for growth within team i was stuck to- i asked on multiple occasions how i could stand out and get a permanent position within cat since i was one semester from grafuating and was told by multiple people to just deal with my current role and leave cat because "the only real way to get in is if you work as temp worker and they just hapoen to decide to bring u on internally from that"

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