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

3.0

Feb 5, 2017

Culture degrading rapidly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well paid, great facility, smart people

Cons

Culture destroyed by poor executive management and multiple layoffs to hit the numbers

1.0

Dec 1, 2016

Dissapointing

Platform team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, pension, benefits, great operators

Cons

External hires are not promoted the same way that college to hires are. Definite discrimination. They claim safety first, but do not offer it. The want change but do not embrace it. They want everyone to be cookie cutters. Very little racial/gender equality. Almost always promote white males with stay at home wives that can relocate at a drop of the hat. Little regard for women whose spouses work and can't relocate. Little regard for work life balance. This refers to plant operations. I am not sure how they function at corporate with their in house day care, barbers, coffee stands, gyms, dry cleaning service etc. For those of us that actually make product it is NOT GOOD.

4.0

Nov 16, 2016

Officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unquestionable ethics, fantastic people, strong values, winning orientation, belief in diversity, focus on employee development and well being, a consistent force for good in every aspect of operation

Cons

Really good operational leaders who lack inspiration, don't operate well in midst of change, subject to conflicting messaging, bureaucratic, an environment of well intended, successful people who are better playing with a lead than fighting to come from behind

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Jobs at General Mills

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