General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,887 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,887 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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1.0
Jul 22, 2025

Has become a "yes man" bro culture

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Pros

The HQ office building is pretty nice

Cons

GMI has never been competitive on salaries so the workforce is chronically underpaid, but they made up for it with a good culture. No more. Now if you question leadership on any of the bizarre decisions being made you get pegged as having a bad attitude and your annual bonus/merit increase will suffer for it. Women in leadership positions are few and far between. Even more so with the recent restructuring and layoff announcements. Good luck advancing if you're not a bro. Particularly when they've done away with in-role promotions. You have to apply internally for any kind of advancement opportunity and the process is a black box, you don't get any justification for not being selected for an interview and a canned HR response if you get a turndown. With the recently announced 3 year restructure, they're moving all software engineering & related roles overseas. D&T at General Mills is a sinking ship, get out while you can.

3.0
Apr 4, 2023

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Pros

Flexible schedule and respect to diversity and inclusion

Cons

If you did not grow up with the company then you are not welcome for the future

1.0
Feb 6, 2023
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Pros

Half day Fridays during the summer. Used to not be micro managed. Now they track your location in your iPad.

Cons

Low pay Kelloggs pays significantly more . Upper management is clueless in what they are doing. I have a colleague that got in trouble for asking what is General Mills going to do to retail talent. This comment was frowned upon and they were reprimanded. You are treated like a child we received a 50 dollar Christmas gift card that was also taxed. Raises between 1-4% you are better off finding something new.

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