which side of the wall you are on - Anonymous employee Caterpillar Employee Review

3.0
31 Oct 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

best 401k match anywhere dollar for dollar, and a company sponsered pension to go with it, that is until 2020 then it all changes. very flexible if you need time off.

Cons

If you work on the shop floor then you are pretty much scum. but if you get on " the other side of the wall" then welcome to the club, how much money do you want, sure you can come in an hour late and leave 2 hours early, and of course you never have to work weekends.

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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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