3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,837 total reviews)
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William M. Brown

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,837 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 3M employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0
Sep 1, 2017

Great flexibility and benefits

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great supportive network within teams Fantastic company benefits Very family friendly (as a working mum - this is a huge perk!) Excellent on-site facilities

Cons

No fridges / heating facilities for you to bring your own food in!

2.0
Jun 22, 2015

Keep you in a box

Recommend
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Pros

-If you're a talent, you can have a job forever at 3M. Average career is 25 years. -Good benefits

Cons

Please note, this applies to only the HIS division: -Division leaders lack vision and are tyrants when it comes to managing talent. They will yell at you in meetings for nothing. -If you're a company that gets acquired by 3M, just run, leave as fast as you can. 3M will suck the culture you've come to enjoy out and will drain any joy you had working there. The 3M way means antiquated ways of managing and thinking which makes sense given that 3M has been around for a 100 years. -If you don't fit into the mental "box" they've created for a position, don't expect to get a job you really want. For example, they will only hire MBA's for certain positions even though more competent people can do the job who don't have the qualification. They don't understand what it means to nurture and find "talent". -If you're not a member of the talent (sales, product managers, implementation, marketing, etc) expect to have a short leash and be fired quickly for not helping achieve the bottom line. HIS restructures like it's going out of style. -No work from home opportunity. They want people in the office even though they say they are a "green" company and despite the fact that the people who work out of the Silver Spring office live in one of the worst metropolitan areas for traffic.

1.0
Mar 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

High salary. For an entry level Supply Chain Analyst out of college the base salary is 68k-75k plus bonus.

Cons

No access to sunlight. The buildings smell. Cramped cubicle and office life. People don't leave the company so a lot of people are there 30+ years and over 45% are due to retire in the next 5 years. 3M is very metric-centric. Get used to being chained with golden handcuffs bent over a laptop working on excel spreadsheets in your cube or office. Management is known for being micomanagers. There is no training for new employees. The company is not environmentally friendly--despite what they like to spin to the public. The buildings are dirty and floors are not vacuumed regularly. The people in the St Paul offices are not friendly. Do not come here if you are in your 20s or early 30s and want to make a difference. Only choose 3M if you need a high salary, don't care about the environment or sustainability and don't have a family you want to see at night. Salaried employees are expected to work 10-12 hour days.

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