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Any other dealer or CAT employees experiencing a heavy slowdown? On the service side myself and since the end of 2024 we have not gotten "busy" in the shops at all.

I'm on the component side and we're struggling to compete with Reman prices on top of not much work coming from other stores.

I'm currently with a Grainger competitor, and we're already a vendor for CAT. I'm still trying to get a better understanding of what products are used the most in your plants. We typically supply patches, epoxies, lubricants, coolants, degreasers, and cleaners, but I'm not always sure which products your team goes through the most or what the biggest needs are.

Hi everyone,

I’m a recent CS/AI graduate in the Chicago area and recently found Caterpillar’s DATA SCIENCE/ANALYST position. The role stood out to me because it seems to combine data science, analytics, digital product support, GenAI, etc. The role also seems like a strong early-career fit based on the posting.

For anyone familiar with Caterpillar, Cat Digital, or data/analytics roles there, I’d really appreciate any advice on how to stand out as an applicant. I’m trying to position my application as well as possible and hopefully earn an interview. Are there specific skills, projects, or resume angles that tend to matter most for these roles?

I’d also be grateful if anyone open to sharing guidance over DM would be willing to connect. I’m trying to better understand the role, the team, and how to make sure my application actually reaches the right people.

Thanks!

Edit: I haven't applied yet

1. Does caterpillar provides cab for male FTE for 1-10pm shift in Bangalore?

2. Does caterpillar requires full 8 or 9 hours to be present in office? Or can we leave early?

I am considering applying for a job at Caterpillar in Tech (in Peoria), but it would be an hour's drive to get there and I understand everyone is back in the office 5 days a week. I'm curious is there flexibility to leave early for doctor's appointments or work at home for a bit when you have someone coming to fix something in your house (or something like that)?

I noticed the job postings on linkedin no longer say hybrid

I wanted to share my experience in case it may help anyone else in a similar situation.

15 years at Cat,5 as an engineer. 10 in a rep /dealer support roles, SG 26. I was “remote” for 10 years. Last 3 roles nobody had any issues with me staying remote. The last 2 years I received an exceeded rating. There is no office or hub nearby.

I knew it was coming but just got my letter today to relocate and go 5 days in the office in Irving or take severance and work until oct 30. I’m choosing the severance.

It’s a bit sad but it’s the way the enterprise is moving towards in order to not have massive layoffs. Joe was like this when he was SVP and VP so it is no surprise. I don’t believe they are going to let their foot off the gas on this one. I do believe they are losing their talent pool and deep expertise is going away. Even Cat Digital and Enterprise Strategy are moving towards 5 days a week.

Severance was weekly pay x years of service x 1.5. I tried to negotiate the multiplier but no luck.

Anyway. Here is to finding a job while I still have one…

I just wanted to leave this here. I've found that the longer you stay at a company, especially big fortune 500 companies their definition of market wages is pretty much what ever the minimum is to keep you from leaving, not what you usually can get from a promotion or equivalent job as a new employee somewhere else. When you add it up it's a life changing amount of money for an engineer at retirement age.

Why you should care if your an engineer, you do the innovation and value added work only to have management and executives to be over paid. It's the discipline and principle of things and to not be used for your passion.

Best of luck out there.

Manager is scheduling one hour meetings with each person in the team. Every day whatever the magical system says we weren’t in office have to explain why and add a meeting with reason retroactively.

Best part is it doesn’t sync with workday so for half I was actually on vacation and had it there and most of the others it was either different site and 1 or 2 days where I was off on sick. So happy to see we’re being treated like 12 year olds, can’t wait for them to call my parents and tattle on me

I’ve been looking for a skid steer for use on my farm. I have a tractor so will likely use this just for small jobs, cleaning cow manure from the barn, some minor dirt work. Maybe get a front bush hog to help manage grass along a river bank. That’s about it.. probably less than 150 hours per year.

Definitely do not need or want a new machine. I’ve been looking at Cats mostly and have operated a couple 259D/D3s and happy with the size and capabilities. But these are still in the high $30s if enclosed and from 3000-4000 hours. Even 30+ for an open station with 1800-2000 hours.

I came across a one-owner 257 for sale; 3,600 hours, hvac station, corporate owned in a factory. Have full maintenance logs.

Thoughts on this machine for around $20,000. Thanks for any feedback you can offer

Hope yall r looking.

They want to pay people in impoverished countries to take your jobs and make it cheap. Joe creed baby! All he cares about is his stock plan getting bigger.