3M is awesome if you not a contractor - Data Center Generalist 3M Employee Review

4.0
Feb 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great company culture -Great campus -Great management in IT at least -On the cutting edge of IT security

Cons

-Contractors are treated like second class citizens -3M employees don't like contractors -As a contractor I cannot buy from the employee store -Lots of red tape to get things done in IT -Extremely hard to get hired on as a 3M employee in IT at least

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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