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Working at Caterpillar in Decatur, IL: 18 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Decatur, IL Area

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On average, employees in Decatur, IL at Caterpillar give their company a 2.9 rating out of 5.0 based on 18, whereas overall Average Rating of Caterpillar is 3.9 out of 5.0 based on 403 Caterpillar Review Ratings. The happiest Caterpillar employees in Decatur, IL are Anonymous Employees submitting an average rating of 3.8 and Design Engineers with a rating of 4.5.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 257 Caterpillar Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.9
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Working at Caterpillar in Decatur, IL: 18 Employee Reviews

Caterpillar Employee
in Decatur, IL

"Great Company to work for"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Caterpillar Employee
in Decatur, IL

"Great place to work. Awesome upper management"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
Caterpillar (403)
4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Genie Industries (19)
2.3 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Adams Thermal Systems (8)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,656)
Supply Quality Engineer
in Decatur, IL

"It's great working in such a company with great team/colleagues"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Design Engineer
in Decatur, IL

"I have worked here for almost 2 years and it has been a great experience both developmental as well as re-creational."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Caterpillar Employee
in Decatur, IL
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Caterpillar Employee
in Decatur, IL
Person You Work For 4.3 / 5 People You Work With 4.3 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 4.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Manufacturing Engineer
in Decatur, IL

"I've worked with Caterpillar since 2007. I have been able to grow within the company. I have learned a lot and have gained a lot of experience through my job roles and training."

Person You Work For 3.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 3.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5
Quality Engineer Supervisor
in Decatur, IL

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"Compensation was well above average for the area, especially with the state of the economy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"They're only about profits, stock holders, and profits and not caring about producing a quality product."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"It was highly stressful, numerous occasions of backstabbing by others to get ahead, and management having no idea of what they're in charge of strictly being based on their educational background for the positions they hold and lacking common sense."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let their subordinates perform their assigned duties without trying to micro manage them, and having no idea of what they're actually in charge of!"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Quality Engineer
in Decatur, IL

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I loved pretty much everything about the company. I don't think that there are many that can rival it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would say that confidence and a hard work ethic are needed."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"There was a lack of initial training and support. Pretty much trial by fire."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have liked to see more understanding when making mistakes."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Quality Auditor
in Decatur, IL
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 1.1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Section Manager
in Decatur, IL
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Project Engineer
in Decatur, IL
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.2 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.6 / 5
Company Culture 2.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Tool Designer
in Decatur, IL

"Caterpillar has no loyalty to its senior employees."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 3.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.3 / 5
Company Culture 1.2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Manufacturing Engineer
in Decatur, IL

"The best experience ever!"

What do you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I was allowed to be creative and not micro-managed."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay close to your ethics."

What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?

"I am no longer there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay the course."

Senior Associate Engineer
in Decatur, IL

"Great career opportunity."

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