Opportunities for advancement, but in the end, politics seem to rule - Team Leader General Mills Employee Review

3.0
Jan 7, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great upside on advancement opportunities, a company that largely promotes from within. Great benefits, bonus, and pay packages.

Cons

Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20-30 hourly employees with varying levels of experience. Very old fashioned politics stifle innovation and leave the company struggling to keep up with the competition and ever changing marketplace. Worklife balance was often an issue at field locations, with huge swings in schedules. Worklife balance was proven less of an issue at Non-production sites in the Minneapolis St. Paul area.

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4.0
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Pros

Great culture and truly amazing coworkers. Strong company history of success with iconic brands.

Cons

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