honest opinion - Senior IT Analyst Caterpillar Employee Review

3.0
5 Oct 2008
Recommend
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Pros

good pay for midwest small town cost of living good training international exposure/travel

Cons

most employees have relatives also in management. Lots of sons with dad's as VP's, Department Heads,etc. . . also work at Cat. In other words, about 40% of the the employees working in Peoria have one ofrthe more of the following "qualifications": 1. Grew up on Peoria 2. wen to Bradley, UI, or ISU 3. One or both Parents work at Cat 4. Father/Mother is department head, VP or other influential manager. 5. Nepotism is prevelent if you look closely. Very abnormal for a fortune 200 Company that says it values Diversity. 6. International assignments largely are now being filled with candidates from local countries. 7. 65% of Peoria community has not traveled overseas, or even lived outside of Peoria their whole lives. 8. Chicago, and St. Louis are 3 hours away

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Pros

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Cons

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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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