3M reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,846 total reviews)
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William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,846 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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6K reviews
1.0
Nov 3, 2013

Advanced Sourcing Specialist

Recommend
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Pros

Free parking, but long walk in the cold winter; company store has discount paint brushes and other supplies.

Cons

Leadership by intimidation; arrogance unsupported by results; poor computing technology; archaic leadership methodologies; very old school; archaic, clunky computer system for managing contracts; one printer for a whole department of people. Everyone trying to pass on work as belonging to another commodity. Tattle-tell environment encouraged. They seem to have trouble with blue jeans on Fridays.

3.0
Oct 28, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay. They let you do your job. Little micro-managing. Good sales and employee support. Excellent benefits.

Cons

You will advance if you are willing to move and relocate. Your job is as good as your manager. Very HIGH turn-over in middle management. They make business decisions based on bottom lines without regard to employees. Rely a lot on Six Sigma and the latest "cost savings program" and sometimes completely for-go common sense. Company is SLOW to move with modern technology. It's like moving the TITANIC.

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