3M reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,850 total reviews)
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William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,850 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 3M employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
May 7, 2022

Things are OK

Recommend
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Pros

1) 3M is a Fortune 500 Company and has a track record of success in manufacturing 2) 3M has numerous products and technology platforms 3) Employees have the ability to try different roles within a manufacturing site and within the company

Cons

1) 3M has over 70 manufacturing sites in the US, and the vast majority of them are in rural locations. Most people would prefer to be in an urban/suburban area. In addition, the rural sites seem to get less attention and are neglected. 2)3M has went through restructuring around the time of the pandemic (2021) and has reduced headcount to a point where each role now has about 1.25 - 2 times the amount of work. In addition, there are so few people that there is not really an established on call system or back up system. 3) 3M Optimized Operations (rotational program) is a scam. This rotational program is advertised as an opportunity to work on projects and get experience at various 3M sites. In reality, this program is used as a tool to hire engineers for job req's that are not being filled (less desirable locations for instance).

3.0
Apr 26, 2022
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

work your way - remote, hybrid or onsite for those that can choose 401K match Health/Vision/Dental Benefits

Cons

Leadership Silos bureaucracy Same as it ever was - the tenure is so deep that Culture is eating strategy CEO more worried about shareholder than company and employee

3.0
Apr 19, 2022

not looking good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great technical resources Company car can be used for personal use (never pay for gas again) Great flexibility

Cons

This company has no idea how to use Salesforce. I have worked in multiple divisions, and each leader has their own idea of how to use it. what was once a stretch goal for activities and finding opportunities has now become the MINIMUM. The amount of info they want you to put in salesforce takes about 70% of your time. taking away from valuable sales time. this leads to an incredible amount of lying about actual activities and sales won-which will help you get promoted with no backfire. You may either have a HUGE territory or a only a couple counties. depends on which territory you get. If you have an entire state, be prepared to drive all the time, AND spend hours on Salesforce.com once you get home. Leadership continues to create more homework on Salesforce in order to micro manage but explains it in a way to hide the fact that they are micromanaging you. There is a terrible culture where leadership never wants to hear any bad news or criticism about management. they promote those that worship their feet, without any thought about experience or ability to do the job. 3M has increased its price to its customers 4 times within the past year while only giving a 2% raise to sales reps that hit quota last year. Many reps have left recently because they know they can get better pay and have some sense of self respect.

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