General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,893 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,893 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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3.0
Apr 26, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The people, they hire some awesome folks that will become your friends outside of work too The benefits Rental Incentive Car allowance or company car The work life balance Community service involvement in the Rogers office More laid back attitude in the Rogers office than other offices

Cons

The bureaucratic nature of the company is out of control. Promotions are being based off tenure in role or time with the company versus performance. We're losing really smart, innovative people because of it. Some jobs are incredibly boring. Staying in one business center limits your career path options. Minneapolis is a must if you want to advance your career. People are always worried about little things like what time you leave or what shoes you're wearing. Not as much in the Rogers office as other locations but it is a company wide issue. Senior management makes all the decisions and doesn't appreciate when younger employees interject their true opinions. Lots of managers like to do things the way they've always been done before and have no desire to innovate and provide something new. Recognition of truly great work needs to be more than just an email. Make people feel like they truly earned a big pat on the back from the company. No one in senior management likes to take responsibility when things go wrong. There's always a ton of finger pointing.

3.0
Apr 23, 2012

Great Place to Start a Career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Their on-boarding programs are very nice in the fact that they allow new hires to really experience different parts of their business. They do a good job of getting you exposure both to Senior Management and in front of customers.

Cons

There aren't many downsides to being at General Mills. There are plenty of opportunities. One thing to be careful of is to make sure you are on top of openings that do come up and keep on top of your development. It can easily go by the way side.

2.0
Apr 12, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Good brands to put on your resume - Flexible work time (i.e. can leave at 5pm and finish rest of work from home)

Cons

- Highly bureaucratic / political organization. This organization is not a meritocracy. Cannot challenge management. Must support upper management's ideas even when they are not the right thing for the business - Mills claims to be innovation but their idea of innovation is more along the lines of taking a big box of cereal and putting it in six little boxes than actually coming up with a truly innovative process or product - Rotations are long. It will take you 3-4 years of rotations before you get a real promotion.

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