Very average company, good in some areas, horrible in others - Engineer 3M Employee Review

2.0
Jun 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Above average pay and employee stock purchase

Cons

Superficial goals surrounding sustainability & Employee Development. This company is an old boys club across the board. Management, is old aged and clueless in my area. Performance on 2-3 full time equivalent projects are demanded with ridiculous timelines (1/10th time of industry). Some groups (mine) are still trying to hire one person to work one position for their whole life. Organization as a whole is cutthroat, if you're a real jerk to everyone and good at pawning off your work on others and taking the credit, backstabbing every now and again, you may get somewhere. I've personally been blocked internally by my manager from applying to new jobs (puts in the bad word during hiring process) just so that he can keep me in his department. Couldn't be more unhappy.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, benefits, and time off

Cons

The IT org is constantly going through layoffs. The work is going to managed service providers in India. The whole process is clown shoes. They are letting people go that have been here for 20+ years that have so much knowledge and expect to transfer it over to workers who are extremely siloed, who might not even be around in 6 months(the retention rate for this particular MSP is abysmal). These workers are not even dedicated to 3M, they have many other projects. I’m concerned for 3M’s IT future. Walking over dollars to pick up pennies

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