Former employee of 15 years - Sales Operations Representative Caterpillar Employee Review

2.0
Oct 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. In the past they offered stability due to size and market position. However recent market conditions have resulted in substantial reductions of staff. 2. Potential for international experience 3. Industry Leader

Cons

1. Not a humble organization, tend to be arrogant, dealers referred to this as "Catitude" 2. Very ingrown organization, resulting in little acceptance for innovative ideas. 3. They do not know how to manage mid-career hires. As a rule they follow a very traditional development path. I realize this sounds simply "disgruntled", but I know of multiple employees who experienced this. Most of use have left to better opportunities. 4. During the recent down sizing, communication was terrible. It was late in coming, obtuse and too often misinformed. I know of several employees who were advised not take the buyout package because they were assured positions and were laid off 30 days after the deadline for the offer expired.

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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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