Pros
In general, the people are great and the work is interesting and rewarding at 3M Canada. The salary and benefits are better than many other companies. Working from home or, if you can't work from home, taking 'personal time' is an option which is great for times when unexpected things pop up like a sick child or you need to be home to meet a plumber, etc. Work-Life balance is OK most of the time. Lots of volunteer opportunities. Amenities at HQ in London, ON: lounge areas, subsidised flat-rate catered lunches; fitness centre with showers; on-site fitness classes; ping pong table; on-site nurse.
Cons
Overall, 3M is an ethical and somewhat transparent company but the management sometimes says one thing and does another, all the while pretending to take employees' opinions into consideration. In recent years, there have been more instances where a "leader" acts within their legal rights but the actions are not fair or ethical. It's unbecoming of the reputation that 3M has earned in the business world and with their employees previously. They are relying more and more on contract workers to fill gaps and save money without increasing head count or having to provide benefits. For several years of my tenure, contract workers had a reasonably good chance to get hired. In fact, I started as a contract worker and was hired in just over a year. Now, the time you can be on contract is limited and *very few* get hired on as permanent employees. Really good people that you rely on daily can be gone and replaced with a 'newby' at any time and you have to spend precious time training someone else to do what the previous person was very capable of doing. Employee morale is usually high but the recent changes in the C-suite and the decisions that they've been making over the last 2 years have betrayed the trust and dampened the spirit of a lot of people. Many great people have either left or been let go without true cause.
