3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,839 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 5,839 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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2.0
Mar 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits: Transportation. WFH. Food subsidy. Learning Courses. Solidarity Association: ASO3M. Parking.

Cons

Micromanagement is incredible. Bootlickers. Favoritism. No feedback when being rejected when applying internally. They will always prefer quantity over quality, even if you are doing an excellent job but not getting their numbers, it does not matter you will be a bad employee. When applying to a different position/role, your manager will influence to affect you if they want you to move or not (in case they need you on the department you are or, if they just does not want you to move). No patience when making mistakes, if you are making mistakes they will tell you what you are doing, but they will not help you improve that or teach you how and they have fired people because of that instead of being diverse and understanding we all are different. Depending on the department you are applying for, you will be force to work overtime hours because you have to, not if you want to. Because of the high volume they are always getting. A lot of departments are under staff because everyone is quitting or they just fired people they don't like. Diversity and inclusion at 3M Costa Rica is not real, if you are not how they want you to be, you will be a bad employee and they will do everything they can to get you fired. So, if you feel they are trying to do this, I would recommend you to start looking for other jobs because they will make your work environment the worst you could have. Analyze your supervisor and confirm if you could trust her/him because depending on the person, they will use your problems against you. Requesting vacations or free time becuase you need to do something personal is a pain. You always have to explain yourself and let them know "how important" is what you need to do, so they can give you the free time or your vacations. There is NO intrinsic motivation. This is not important for them. YOU should look for your own motivation.

1.0
Oct 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance and vacation. Good on fmla and disability benefits

Cons

No advancement unless you are related to, sleeping with or sucking up to management. No bonuses , cheap yearly pay raise, (even though salary gets those perks). No retirement and overall bad management which makes place unsafe and unattractive to work at.

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3M Response
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Hello, I want to take some time to respond to the feedback under the cons section of your review. It sounds like you have heard of or witnessed potential violations of 3M’s Code of Conduct. 3M takes violations against our Code seriously and we encourage you to report your concerns through management, HR or 3MEthics.com. This will get the information to neutral and unbiased individuals to determine best next steps, including the possibility of opening an investigation into the concerns raised. Thank you.
2.0
Aug 12, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

After reorg, none..... In the chase for shareholder value, company forsake strategy, innovation, localisation, empowerment, transform company into top-down business-led culture for technology company.

Cons

Plenty. R&D measured using Salesforce=No more smart goals setting. Just rely on your sales partner for your performance rating=performance rating not based on own performance, but dependent on others. Regionalised reporting structure means limited career opportunities. Subsidiaries with smaller sales volume may never get promoted.

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