Great! - Placement Student Caterpillar Employee Review

5.0
Oct 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great introductory experience and insight into the world of corporate engineering. As a young person there are plenty of avenues to facilitate a social life - putting in an effort goes a long way. There is a large community of graduates, placements and apprentices that run social events. You won't regret doing a placement here if it's your first look into having a 'proper job' like it was for me.

Cons

The location is not great - however LIVE IN STAMFORD! Many people working here agree it's a million times nicer than Peterborough. It's only a 20/25 min commute down the A1 to get into the office. I had a great time living there it's a leafy retreat from the industrial site.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Thank you for being a valuable member of #TeamCaterpillar and sharing your experience. We are happy to hear that you are experiencing a good work-life balance and great benefits here at Caterpillar.
2.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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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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