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      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (5,837 total reviews)
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      William M. Brown

      55% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,837 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
      Dec 17, 2008

      3M-Still a great place to work-if you're a young boot licker.

      Retired supply chain manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Innovative work is rewarded, but you must toot your own horn, as management expects your best all the time. Benefits were excellent for a long time, but are lessening as times change. Flex time in Austin is encouraged, making for less stress. Open building design encourages more interaction between sales/marketing/engineering/lab.

      Cons

      Questionable selection of management, placing untested people in level 14 jobs who have never gone through the ranks. Expectations that a canoe can move just as fast with 10 oars and only 4 rowers. Salaries are lower than at other equally rated jobs in the Austin area since they are tied to national averages.

      3.0
      Nov 18, 2008

      Resources cut left and right does not create a growth engine.

      Senior product development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many opportunities to move into other jobs for especially sales, marketing, business, chemists, and engineers. Diversity of projects and people. Culture of innovation is still around. Most employees are happy to work at this company because of interesting projects and advanced technology. Very few employers have the breadth of knowledge available to the 3M community.

      Cons

      Innovation has taken a real hit. Creativity is stifled by management who only sees one quarter ahead. Not willing to take big risks for fear of failure. The "old 3M" which means something different to everyone really never existed, but the reason it keeps coming up (how things were better at the "old 3M") is because there has been a slow decline over many years in terms of project resources, benefits, management communication to employees, and creativity.

      4.0
      Nov 7, 2008

      3M - hidden opportunities

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      3M has a very innovation oriented culture. Employees are encouraged to come up with even incremental process and product improvements. Coworkers are very cooperative. There are very few barriers to information sharing. You can go across the campus to another lab and get the resources you need for your project.

      Cons

      To succeed in 3M, you have to be working in a core technology such as films, adhesives or biochemicals. If you are in a support group or division, opportunities for exciting projects or career advancement are limited. Mid level managers seem to have very little power. They have very limited ability to help their direct reports in performance improvements until it is too late.

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