Does General Mills pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Mills employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Mills. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Mills?

80% of General Mills employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Mills 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Mills?

Manager (87) , Analyst (56) , Machine Operator (55) , Associate Marketing Manager (50) , Financial Analyst (43) , Business Analyst (41) , Consultant (39) , Intern (36) , Finance Manager (34) , Senior Financial Analyst (31) , Senior Analyst (30) , Assistant Manager (28) , Promotor De Vendas (28) , Team Leader (28) , Auxiliar De Produção (27)

What are the pros of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 414 reviews)); "The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 397 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 355 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 112 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work cross functionally and expand your skillset." ((in 77 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 101 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 69 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs, Large" ((in 60 reviews)); "Change in characteristics/behaviors that are valued by senior leadership" ((in 55 reviews)); "Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day." ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Mills layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about General Mills layoffs and their outlook for job security at General Mills in 2026.

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,879 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,879 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Mills 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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4K reviews

3.0

Oct 16, 2017

Good place to work but external experience not valued

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible with work hours and strong partnership/cooperation across work groups. Strong sense of brand identity and connection to the company. Pay is at or above expectations.

Cons

Anyone looking to move to General Mills Finance from another company should be aware of the company culture. External experience is generally discounted and the minimum to a promotion to Associate Finance Manager from Senior Finance Analyst is 2 internal rotations, which is 3 years (at an absolute minimum). Quite a bit of turnover with external hires as they are generally placed in back of the line for promotions regardless of performance.

2.0

Nov 13, 2016

DON'T COME HERE AS AMM!!!!!!

Associate marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good branding in resume, which will help a lot when recruiting again Good cross functional team members Nice campus and amenities (buy you mostly don't use them)

Cons

Is a HORRIBLE place right now. The marketing organization has the worse culture ever. They fire people every day. People who leave dont know why they leave because they haven't received bad feedback or ratings, is just a surprise. People who stay don't know why they stay. Marketing managers are not coached in developing people, they're great AMMs but lack manager abilities and the AMM ends up paying for those inexperienced guys. There's absolutely no one to admire the in marketing organization, very bad place to be right not. As AMM you have no decision rights, you're basically building decks all the time, you won't be using your brain that much. Passive agressive and very fake environment.

3.0

Sep 6, 2016

Catalyst Ruined GMI

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is great Dry cleaning, Caribou, company store, Erbert & Gerbert's, and auto service/gas station all on site

Cons

They laid off a sizeable chunk of the workforce last year and just added more work to the remaining headcount. It's not uncommon to see people work for 8-10 hours in the office and then log on for another 2-3 hours at home, EVERY NIGHT.

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