Solid in terms of stability, but keep in mind this is kind of a big evil corporation - Software Engineer 3M Employee Review

3.0
Sep 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable Work could be technically interesting Very laid back generally Great work life balance Decent pay increases / promotion schedule Decent pay if you negotiate properly Generally pretty cool, laid back, helpful colleagues

Cons

Very dependent on wall street; lay offs can follow down quarters yet the CEO and executive staff make literally 10s of millions in salary and stock Working for a company that is currently being sued by *numerous* states for ground water pollution and other things of this nature Benefits in general for such a massively profitable company are only okay, i.e. healthcare costs could likely easily be subsidized Vacation is positively weak: 2 weeks for first 5 years travel and conference is non-existent now no commuter benefits no gym benefits long-term care benefit is a virtual unknown in HR 401K is decent but honestly for such a profitable company could be significantly better

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3M Response
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Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear of the cons you've listed here, and really appreciate your feedback and advice on where we can improve.

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