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 411 reviews)); "The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 408 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 356 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 121 reviews)); "Great opportunities to connect with other interns and cross functionally with other departments." ((in 74 reviews))

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

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 98 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 69 reviews)); "Layoffs were constant for years but evened out...I was there over five years before I worked one entire year without being laid off." ((in 61 reviews)); "Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20" ((in 54 reviews)); "Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day." ((in 45 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

4.0

Jan 23, 2018

Blue chip CPG brand management experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing breadth of depth of experience across brands categories and skill sets from general management operations finance marketing social media cost savings operations the list goes on.

Cons

Lots of time managing up and good amounts of time “crafting the right story”. People spend more time trying to please management than pleasing the consumer.

1.0

Jan 2, 2018

Lots of unrealized potential due to poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- lots of potential but sadly will not be realized till we change our ways of working...

Cons

-poor management who spends time debating intellectually instead of focusing on getting things done -management only focus on sexy headline instead of on what it takes to grow the business -too many priorities, too little resources -unclear structure, lots of rework -small group that actually works, large group that works on managing top management

2.0

Jun 28, 2017

Scheduling Planner

Scheduling planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are great benefits at General Mills. There are lots of opportunities for growth. There is a lot of ability to move cross functionally.

Cons

The upward movement path is for select people. They do not hold their employees accountable. There have been two rounds of layoffs in the last several years and the culture has deteriorated as a result.

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