3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,838 total reviews)
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55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,838 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
Jun 9, 2010

Great place to work

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Pros

The company offered good benefits, interesting work, and the managers cared about the work/life balance. They also offered social activities for staff morale-building.

Cons

The opportunities to advance were somewhat limited, in part, I think, because turnover is so low...new positions don't open up that often.

4.0
Jun 6, 2010

Good place to work overall

Anonymous employee
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Pros

good benefits, nice, ethical people, financial stability, free post-it notes

Cons

like all big companies, focus on quarterly resutls and wallstreet drives some undesirable actions

4.0
May 31, 2010

Widely-held views from the 3M labs.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

3M is involved in a wide variety of technology platforms, which means a scientist or engineer can work in different fields throughout his/her career. It also means that it is possible to transfer between divisions when you need a change!

Cons

Unfortunately, the promotions/rewards system currently in place do not encourage long term high-risk research as much as short term, low-risk projects.

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