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 (56) , 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 404 reviews)); "The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 392 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 359 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 114 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn and grow" ((in 72 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 66 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs, Large" ((in 58 reviews)); "Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20" ((in 57 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.

What are the top reviewed General Mills locations?

Buenos Aires , Almirante Brown , Burzaco

General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,892 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,892 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Aug 1, 2011

great company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

strong collaborative culture and work life balance

Cons

too laid back need more structure

4.0

Jul 29, 2011

Great company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brands Great co-workers (extremely bright and talented across all functions) Great compensation over time Organization has positive intent and truly cares about employees Highly ethical Very strong executive leadership

Cons

Tendency to mold people to majority style Longer path to promotion than peers Minnesota nice, passive aggresive culture, and resulting lack of transparency in performance, potential, or promotion

3.0

Jul 28, 2011

Great if your a kid straight out of school, Awful for experienced hires

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, if you need off in an emergency, you'll just go. Diversity, if you're a diversity candidate, you'll get great support and prefferential treatment. Stability, regardless of how stupid they are, they'll be there and be stable.

Cons

Arrogance and dissrespect from leadership at plant level (corporate folks are ok) unrealistic expectations - they ask for miracles, and don't respect what it took to make them happen uneven work distribution- if you're a "do-er" they'll ride you in the ground and claim credit for everything you do. if you're not a do-er, you'll be promoted easily but you have to be ready to do it by stepping on someone.

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