3M reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,854 total reviews)
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48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,854 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
4.0
May 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Profitable company. Good management at all levels. Flexible with hours. Understanding of employees with children. Good holiday package. Good benefits.

Cons

To climb the ladder past a certain point you need to have a degree or qualification in the field, understandable but they overlook perfectly capable people for a less qualified person with a certain piece of paper.

4.0
May 10, 2012

3M is a World of it's own!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

job security, innovation, room for growth or bi-lateral movement, overall compensation package, great opportunities to be involved in projects or perhaps travel, the more time and effort you put it the more you are rewarded.

Cons

dependent upon the manger there is quite a bit of favoritism as far as new opportunities, the performance management system is one where the company is forced to have a certain percentage of employees in the unsatisfactory area, a certain percentage in the performing satisfactorily, and the exceeding requirements. I personally, did not feel it was a fair system when the same favored employee would always get the limited exceeding requirements, if made others not want to put forth effort because they knew it would not be recognized.

2.0
Jan 23, 2012

Manufacturing company, not a software company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, not stellar, longevity of employees

Cons

90% of technical managers have little to no technical competence. No technical leadership, vision, or drive. 3M is a manufacturing business and corporate does not understand a software business. It shows in many facets.

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