Great Workplace with Strong Team Spirit and Earning Potential, but Career Growth Can Be Political - Forklift Driver Caterpillar Employee Review

5.0
7 Apr 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I've had a generally positive experience working here. The work environment is welcoming, and the people around are friendly and helpful. It's a well-organized place where hard work is noticed—especially when it comes to earning potential through overtime. That said, there are areas that could use improvement, particularly around internal promotions and fairness in management practices. Supportive Colleagues: The people are genuinely nice and always ready to help, which creates a positive team atmosphere. Good Pay & Overtime Opportunities: The base pay is solid, and there's plenty of overtime available for those who want to earn more. Clean & Organized Environment: The workplace is clean, with well-structured walkways and good 5S practices in place. Open to Suggestions: Managers are usually open to hearing suggestions for improvements, which makes employees feel involved.

Cons

Promotion Challenges: Moving up the ladder can be difficult unless you have the right connections or know someone in a higher position. Inconsistent Management Attitudes: While many managers are good, some can be grumpy, and there's inconsistency in how problems are handled. Favoritism: Recognition and career growth sometimes feel based more on who you know than on your performance.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
10 Jun 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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