General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,889 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 3,889 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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4K reviews
2.0
Jan 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good mission and values, lots of amenities at corporate, good pay and benefits

Cons

Food categories are challenged for growth so constant cost cutting and restructuring. In survival mode which is not a fun environment.

1.0
Dec 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Relatively good work-life balance - Nice campus / office space

Cons

- Very uninspiring leaders - Non-competitive salary - Limited ownership - decisions are made top-down - Company feels like a sinking ship - focusing exclusively on short term, not supporting and investing in brands - Managers are stretched too think and don't have time for people development

3.0
Dec 10, 2018

Exodus

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers are great. Benefits outstanding.

Cons

Managers are mostly inept. All the good ones are leaving or have left. Confidence in Executives and future is low.

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