3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,844 total reviews)
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William M. Brown

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,844 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
3.0
Jan 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Grandfathered in on a pension - Room to grow

Cons

- Poor Executive Leadership - Lack of Diversity - Lack of empowerment - Constantly laying off

2.0
Nov 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Production workers are respectful to one another. Decent pay scale, but losing in the trend.

Cons

Office staff and leadership needs some diversity training. Leadership becomes increasingly controlling and demeaning. Cult-like leadership training is evident. Shift scheduling and overtime demands are extremely volatile. Production workers receive little to NO recognition , while office personnel /engineers take credit for finished goods and customer service responses. Can't go to your vehicle while on break! Locked up like a prisoner after punching the clock!

2.0
Sep 28, 2021

Good & Very Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

3M have some great products The brand profile is considerable as is the company’s history and international industrial footprint in a variety of market sectors

Cons

Belligerent attitude towards the sales role in general, with a culture that I can only explain as toxic to work in, with a ‘one rule for one and another for another’ approach to interacting with and managing employee’s , some can do no wrong while others can do no right irrespective of ability and competence. This experience varies depending on which business you work for and the management heading up that particular business, though in my experience Business Managers all seem to be cut from the same cloth with a ‘big stick approach’ rather than encouragement and informed leadership, surrounding themselves with a management team of like minded individuals. Fortunately 3M do have some great products though.

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