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      General Mills reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (3,882 total reviews)
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      Jeff Harmening

      81% 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 3,882 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
      5.0
      Dec 18, 2009

      Great Place to Work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Competitive pay - Great opportunities - Meaningful work

      Cons

      - Large company, need to learn how to be effective in a large corporate structure

      5.0
      Dec 17, 2009

      Great company with great people!

      Business management associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      *Great training when you first get on the job - they are really focused on developing you *Lots of visibility with senior management, and the ability to network with others *Surrounded by people who love their job, and in turn, you love to be at work. Always willing to help you out and truly care about your development *Best benefits/compensation when compared to similar positions

      Cons

      *The way they promote you is pretty rigid, and isn't very flexible (you are expected to stay within a position for a set amount of time before being able to move on to your next role) *Their locations aren't always ideal and are somewhat limiting

      4.0
      Dec 17, 2009

      Great company, one bad plant

      human resources manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Sterling reputation as a company, and the company fought to keep it that way. This made it easy to do the right thing as an HR pro. The company strongly preached work-life balance, and the headquarters jobs reflected that. Jobs in the supply chain didn't always allow much balance, but it wasn't because of corporate values. General Mills is chocked with great talent and bright people. Corporate processes were good, and there were functions where great work was being done. We had opportunities for good personal development, whether that be classroom training or rapid progression to higher-level opportunities when you were ready to move up. Diversity was a constant area of focus for us, and the company was working hard to create a very diverse and progressive work environment. It was very fun to work in an environment where you were surrounded by great brands and brand mascots, and I was always proud of the products that we produced and the quality of those products. The company is growing globally, so opportunities for global experiences were available.

      Cons

      Despite the company's commitment to talent and leadership development, there were still pockets in the supply chain where old-school management was holding on strong. This made for inconsistent experiences for up-and-coming talent. Slating and talent management was weak at the HR Director level, and you always had the feeling that the HRDs were scrambling whenever someone left the company. Also, while the push for diversity was the right thing to do, it was executed so aggressively that the non-diverse, high-potential leaders were becoming frustrated at obvious over-indexing toward diversity when any higher-level position came open. This resulted in leaders being put in a position either before they were ready to handle the requirements of the job (which creates a bigger issue) or without true support from those they were leading.

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