honest opinion - Senior IT Analyst Caterpillar Employee Review

3.0
Oct 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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Cons

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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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