3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,837 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 5,837 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
2.0
May 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic people at lower levels of the organization. My teams were always supportive and collaborative. Diverse set of products and markets means always something interesting to work on.

Cons

Upper management seems lost, implementing large-scale restructuring every 1-2 years keeps people guessing about whether they'll have a job or not and how to navigate new corporate structures and systems. Benefits have slowly been eroded over the years. Employees are stuck using antiquated software and systems to do basic daily tasks, which kills productivity and require technical support frequently.

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3.0
Jan 9, 2022

Not great any more

Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, benefits, flexible work hours

Cons

Corporate culture has changed for the worse over the last several years. Decisions are made with a complete lack of transparency and you can never trust that follow through will happen. Expectations that US employees must be available and work around the clock which causes burnout and resentment. Continual leaning of the workforce and refusal of leadership to prioritize means many employees are doing the job of multiple people while also wasting their time on initiatives that will never come to fruition. HR is a joke. Promotions are purely political and terrible managers are tolerated for years. Real diversity will never happen; as a former manager, I know they have no actionable plan to accomplish it.

1.0
Feb 23, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Big name, big possibilities ... if you are in a powerful and influential position.

Cons

Old, dated, traditional, dull, boring, racist and sexist - one of the worst career experiences I've ever had. If you're in your 20s, a woman, or minority avoid this place like the plague. You'll be bored out of your mind watching really smart people waste their time with the pettiest of toxic office politics, backwards thinking, and bureaucracy.

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