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 410 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 398 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 368 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 113 reviews)); "6. Comparatively good salary" ((in 73 reviews))

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

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 105 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 72 reviews)); "Number of recent layoffs" ((in 63 reviews)); "Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20" ((in 55 reviews)); "Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day." ((in 46 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

(3,882 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

81% 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 3,882 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

Jul 2, 2018

Good people, but not the industry to be in

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. You can pretty much come and go as you please as long as your “work gets done”

Cons

Many consumers don’t want and don’t trust big brands, unfortunately thats mostly all this company has....and the emerging brands in the industry just don’t fit the margin profile to work for big food companies

1.0

Jun 3, 2018

Not good for long term career in Mumbai - its a BPO

Supply chain executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pick and drop facility. College environment. No work Pressure, since they have too many people (in SC)

Cons

Only low level transactional work in SC. (only good for 2 yrs) Market value of general mills experience is very low. They treat you as a BPO employee. Bad HR practice. there is no linkage between performance and appraisals. Its already pre determined based on favoritism. Not a growing company - sales is down year on year. Non deserving people in leadership levels. cant be compared to leadership in main stream indian companies.

2.0

May 10, 2018

Dysfunctional organization and management in Europe

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong portfolio of brands - Lots of learning potential

Cons

- Constantly in restructuring mode. - Poor decisions from Management - Contrary to the US, it doesn't live by its values in Europe

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