I worked at 3M full-time (More than 8 years) - Software Engineer 3M Employee Review

5.0
Jun 15, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome benefits - health care, emergency child care options (off site), wellness activities are free (weight watchers, quit smoking, yoga, meditation, etc). This organization has a ton of money and you would do well here if you want stability, retirement, et cetera.

Cons

personally witnessed a number of non-qualified people get promoted or hired because of who they knew at the association, and there were great candidates that had been (and are probably STILL doing) the work that should have been promoted. There is a college Fraternity/sorority "cool kids" mentality in a lot of the departments. Teleworking is an option for SOME, depending on how much your boss likes you.

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5.0
Dec 11, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Work for what you get. Rewarding work and great management structure

Cons

Management can be vague sometimes

3.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Company investing in new products and higher growth markets

Cons

Over the past five years, there has been a significant decline in employee loyalty and incentive programs. Equity compensation, such as stock options and RSUs, was previously accessible to mid-level managers but is now strictly reserved for directors and above, reducing long-term incentives for a large portion of the workforce. Additionally, an increase in micromanagement and administrative red tape—particularly regarding strict scrutiny on all spending—has hindered productivity. The frequent practice of cutting budgets to meet short-term quarterly Operating Income (OI) targets is ultimately compromising our long-term revenue growth.

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