3M Software Developer reviews

Please note, this applies to only the HIS division: -Division leaders lack vision and are tyrants when it comes to managing talent. They will yell at you in meetings for nothing. -If you're a company that gets acquired by 3M, just run, leave as fast as you can. 3M will suck the culture you've come to enjoy out and will drain any joy you had working there. The 3M way means antiquated ways of managing and thinking which makes sense given that 3M has been around for a 100 years. -If you don't fit into the mental "box" they've created for a position, don't expect to get a job you really want. For example, they will only hire MBA's for certain positions even though more competent people can do the job who don't have the qualification. They don't understand what it means to nurture and find "talent". -If you're not a member of the talent (sales, product managers, implementation, marketing, etc) expect to have a short leash and be fired quickly for not helping achieve the bottom line. HIS restructures like it's going out of style. -No work from home opportunity. They want people in the office even though they say they are a "green" company and despite the fact that the people who work out of the Silver Spring office live in one of the worst metropolitan areas for traffic.

Every project was in the red, literally. Neither Waterfall nor Agile worked. Management was awful and the Business Analysts had no idea how to write proper functional requirements. All of this was thrown on the Developers with finger pointing and scapegoating leading to massive layoffs. The office was remodeled in 2011 with an automobile theme and it came out looking like a kindergarten. No promotion opportunities. I asked 3 times for a raise and was denied. After I couldn't take it anymore, I left and immediately got hired by a company down the street (not joking) for over 30% more base salary.