General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,879 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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
Jul 23, 2010

Just OK

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Great Perk, Good Location

Cons

Limited Advancement Potential HR Rules everything - prepare for corporate red tape Promotions are a joke they need to be more regular Management micro manages to the point of insanity

2.0
Jul 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is industry average. They claim that they hire only the top 10%.

Cons

Wouldn't it make sense to pay in the top 10% or not the "average" if they only hire the top 10%. Falling head over heals for a new program sold to them by their competitor (P&G). The leaders obviously aren't leaders but followers. Going down the path of so many US companies that have failed. They just started from a better position given some of the fantastic leaders that used to work there so it will take a little more time for them to hit the dirt -but it's in the cards unless they change their ways. As for me, I'm bailing ASAP. To much dead weight at the top to ever change. They'll ride it down rather then admit that they are ruining the company and put themself out of a job. Pity is: a lot of hard-working employees are going down with them. Even worse, a lot of inside decision makers are funneling big bucks to their former employers (contractors) and will probably be rewarded with their old job back when things go to heck.

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