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 (55) , 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?

"The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 408 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 401 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 343 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 120 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn and grow" ((in 67 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 69 reviews)); "Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20" ((in 56 reviews)); "Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day." ((in 43 reviews)); "Unstable upper management." ((in 23 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.

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General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,880 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

80% 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 3,880 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Mar 21, 2016

Hoping it can get back to what it used to be!

Customer account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top notch talent, decent work/life balance, nice headquarters campus (gym, salon, Caribou, company store, shipping services, etc)

Cons

The culture has taken a turn for the worst over the past few years. Most employees are very unhappy and management does not seem to care. Business is struggling causing people to work harder without any increase in recognition, benefits or pay. Rigid career path that must be followed to advance.

2.0

Feb 28, 2016

Slow moving and unstrategic in its vision

Consumer insights & analytics director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family value company Easy to do the job, as not remarkably challenging

Cons

No stability...they re-structure every year Very "Minnesotan" in the sense that they don't think International Decisions take a long time Recently, decision making is moving away from using facts.

2.0

Jan 7, 2016

Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Met some incredibly talented, young individuals that will go far in life. Enjoyed the challenging, ever-changing work environment.

Cons

A tremendous amount of office and company politics. This is a relationship based company, and does not offer much opportunity to try cross-functional roles unless you know the right people.

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