Is 3M a good company to work for?

3M has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,288 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at 3M to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about 3M have been left by employees working as Technical Aide , Tech Aide and Director .

Does 3M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 3M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 3M. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

66% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (122) , Engineer (96) , Manager (96) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (75) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Production Operator (66) , Intern (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (60) , Software Engineer (58) , Sales (57) , Manufacturing Engineer (53) , Analyst (50)

What are the pros of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are changing and while not as good as they once were they are still not bad." ((in 654 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 439 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 417 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 232 reviews))

What are the cons of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 253 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 100 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 73 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 62 reviews))

What are employees saying about 3M layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about 3M layoffs and their outlook for job security at 3M in 2026.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

Saint Paul , Maplewood , Minneapolis , Austin , DeKalb , Murray , Brookings , Salt Lake City , Hutchinson , Aberdeen , Atlanta , Springfield , Columbia , Los Angeles , Monrovia , Silver Spring , Irvine , Cordova , Cottage Grove , New Ulm , Indianapolis , Menomonie , Greenville , Nevada , San Antonio , Decatur , Brownwood , Dallas , Woodbury , New York

3M reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,864 total reviews)

William M. Brown

47% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,864 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 Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

May 9, 2021

Good Company.

Production operator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Pay is competitive -Culture is a 4/5 -Management really cares about their work -Operations morale is generally okay to low, but the pay is good, and people are decent to work worth which makes it worth while -A lot of companies will get bad-apples, fortunately 3M does a great job at filtering them out so your colleagues will generally be good to work with. -Highly recommend for women to apply.

Cons

Inclusiveness: -I met "zero" (none) black managers during my time here -If you are a person of color applying here I wish you the best because you will face harsher challenges to advance your career.

2.0

May 5, 2021

Okay Company

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility with work Management is supportive and down to earth

Cons

Too big for mergers to be smooth Very clunky work flow - high amounts of admin work for sales focused divisions Medical solutions division set up is not favorable for anyone Benefits are terrible - they change them without telling you Lack of diverse leadership - all leaders are white males

3.0

Apr 21, 2021

Overall great company, but lack of effective leaders

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to move to different divisions/locations, if desired.

Cons

Selection of managers needs to be reviewed. Many managers do not have great leadership skills to lead their team. May have manager title but does not mean that he/she is a respectful leader in the organization.

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