General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,889 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 3,889 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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5.0
Jun 18, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay Good people Nice area I really enjoy the sense of accomplisment from working at this company Competitive atmopshere

Cons

Long hours Benefits are lacking Sometimes I feel as if I get lost in the shuffle My commute is kind of unfortuante

3.0
Jun 15, 2010

Be willing to move to Minneapolis

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working at the headquarters is great... you get flexible hours, on-site services (like childcare, healthcare, post office, bank, gym, massages, salon, etc.) and a really good work-life overall

Cons

If you want to start working at a plant, do a lot of research first. Some of the plants are good (try Cedar Rapids, IA if you are an engineer) but others are a far cry from that (with management offering mere lip service to work-life balance, an unfair distribution of work load, and no proper accountabality)

4.0
Jun 8, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Outstanding commitment to placing consumers at the heart of brand management. Firm understanding of how research should be used, respect for tools, methodologies and personal judgement. Marketers are encouraged to develop and use intuition. Corporate culture really encourages people to be themselves, acknowledges the value of big personalities and individual expression, welcomes humour and believes that making time for fun is useful and necessary. Entrepreneurial spirit is highly conducive to development for people who are willing to chart their own course. Opportunity to work with amazing Centre for Learning & Excellence, widely acknowledged as a consumer research function par excellence in the industry.

Cons

Feedback can be a bit weak and nebulous because a heavy culture of "relationship preservation above all else" can inhibit authentic discourse. The European organisation does not often permit "two way" responsibilities between the UK CI function and the EU CI function, the relationship is out of balance. Very limited opportunities for advancement within the UK, transfer opportunities are very difficult to come by, probably a source of attrition.

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