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

2.0

Mar 22, 2015

Pathetic Culture, Rubbish Process and Dumb Managers

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary Flexible work timings (absolutely no problem for Marathi's)

Cons

Non technical Managers Weight age for belonging to a particular community specially Marathi Managers are non technical got no vision Time pass culture IT department is waste. Join if you are done with carrier and looking for a place to retire. Team meeting to let know you your useless manager what you are working on. Come on dude stop YouTube get yourself into team process and stop wasting time in the name of meeting.

2.0

Mar 17, 2015

Only accept a job at HQ. AVOID the remote sites.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very professional team at HQ with great support from the home office. Wonderful people at HQ. Lots of employee give-a-ways. Cereal for life. Some departments are great to work for like QA and Engineering. 1/2 days on Fridays at HQ during summer months to make up for awful winters.

Cons

Local site management in manufacturing plants are the demise of the company. Many little fiefdoms with LOTS of office politics. Lazy people at the bottom, stupid people at the top, good hard working folks in the middle. Soap opera drama everyday. "Outsiders" treated very poorly.

2.0

Mar 4, 2015

CAUTION

Maintenance technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good insurance benefits and wages

Cons

General Mills likes to shut down union plants

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Jobs at General Mills

Flour Packing Technician

Packing Mechanic – Cereal

Refrigeration Technician

General Plant Laborer