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?

"Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 420 reviews)); "The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 397 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 369 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 115 reviews)); "6. Comparatively good salary" ((in 66 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 95 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 69 reviews)); "Recent layoffs were not handled well and some employees feel they set General Mills up for failure" ((in 57 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 41 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

(3,881 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

81% approve of CEO

63% 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 3,881 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

4.0

Apr 10, 2017

Good company, good people, not great business prospects.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people in every part of the company and good ethics in the company's DNA. Good work life balance and benefits programs but they've been reduced as part of recent cost cutting measures.

Cons

Poor business leadership that aren't driving results and accountability. Reduced benefits due to recent cost cutting actions result in new hires not having access to historically competitive benefits.

2.0

Mar 22, 2017

GBS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good reputable company To outside world but

Cons

Trouble internal is beyond words. Messed up management. Too many layers and not a good environment. Every year they have layoffs. Read the newspaper. Avoid the place if you can

2.0

Mar 16, 2017

Speaking about Convenience and Foodservice: Meeting heavy culture + Messy Org hierarchy + Heavy rotation = Frustration

Brand planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice campus. Lots of perks. Good to have on resume.

Cons

-Meetings upon meetings. -Project oriented with heavy rotation. No one knows who does what. -Culture promotes bad management practices and stifles creativity. -Arbitrary terms of success. -Too much Org overlap.

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