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 (56) , 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 414 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 399 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 371 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good salary paid on time" ((in 69 reviews))

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

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 99 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 69 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and restructuring in all departments." ((in 60 reviews)); "Their poor leadership is devaluing a company that deserves better." ((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.

What are the top reviewed General Mills locations?

Buenos Aires , Almirante Brown , Burzaco

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General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,889 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

61% 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 3,889 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Jan 18, 2017

management

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance and easy work. Great benefits

Cons

Good Ole boys in team leadership. Favoritism. Lots of nontruth and covering up. MC'S not having a backbone to fix situations. Hiring MC'S don't know anything -MC'S too young. People not being treated equal.cons get a way with everything. Too many people having affairs and MC'S giving them special treatment to sneak around. MC'S too scared to do the right thing. Everyone has to take the butt chewing for the slackers. Seniority does mean anything. Certain ones gets what they want, when the want it. Hard and loyal workers are treated unfairly.

3.0

Dec 20, 2016

Great place to start career, not finish career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning environment for college grads. Educational opportunities within company - can learn a lot if you want. Smart people to work with. The gym at corporate is convenient Learn great base skillset

Cons

Upward career movement slow Hard to move to different departments once you have established yourself in one Company has been bloated with middle management for quite some time. That is finally changing now with recent layoffs. Individual rating system is flawed. Everyone gets very similar scores. Not much differentiation. Benefit package is average, nothing to get excited about.

4.0

Dec 8, 2016

Evolving to meet new challenges

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture focused on "consumer first" and winning as a team. "Do the right thing all the time" is the core value and is truly lived day to day. Strong focus on individual development, through training and through regular job rotation at all levels of the organization. On a journey to operate more globally and react more nimbly to meet consumer needs like a small startup could.

Cons

Change isn't always easy, and we're going through a lot of change in structure and process in order to compete in a rapidly changing market. It's uncomfortable or frustrating for some people who were used to long years of prosperity and profitability without the need to change.

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Jobs at General Mills

Packing Mechanic – Cereal

General Plant Laborer