3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,841 total reviews)
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54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,841 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
5.0
Oct 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a student doing a Co-Op they assigned me various projects and gave me the freedom to tackle those projects in the way I saw fit. This allowed me demonstrate my innovative spirit; accomplishing my goals while meeting or exceeding expectations.

Cons

3M gives me as many projects as I can handle, providing the experience that I need and crave. However I have friends who are in my major that made up to $4 per hour more plus housing paid during their first Co-Op, but then again they did not feel their potential was fully utilized by their employer and that their educational experience was not what they hoped for.

2.0
Oct 19, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good name on resume still Interesting technologies Cool labs and smart people Good international growth

Cons

Extremely slow to recognize and adapt to change - at risk of being becoming irrelevant in US Very outdated technology systems, processes and skill sets Limited advancement, long, long waits for promotions, emphasis on lateral moves, many dead ends No real marketing expertise Even the interior is a weird flashback to what what the 1950s looked like, and many current employees were probably working there then (40+ years of service not uncommon, while employees under the age of 40 quite uncommon)

3.0
Oct 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Movement between jobs. OK salary, Good people to work with. Many opportunities if in the right division. Great undetrstanding of the markets if in the right divisions.

Cons

A history of poor marketing. Many dead end jobs. If you are in the wrong division, life can be difficult. Rewards for not sticking to the poor divisions to make them better.

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