3M reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,854 total reviews)
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William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,854 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).

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6K reviews
2.0
May 11, 2016

Complacent Organization

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, flexible work schedule, great fitness center and staff! Ok work environment. People want to do the right thing but don't know how.

Cons

Management is not open to change. Medical group is run by people that have little to no experience with medical device industry. Procedures are poor and management is unwilling to change. This company is well below industry practices when it comes to maintaining compliance. They do as little possible and documentation trail is really poor. Management culture takes recognition from people rather than recognizing direct reports. No empowerment to work harder. Just keep doing the same thing over and over. They definitely enable each other's poor performance and do not recognize individual performers. Employees give typical excuses of that's the way it's always been done so the culture is resistant to changes or improvements. Systems are old and archaic and difficult to navigate. Training is poor and insufficient.

4.0
Jan 20, 2015

Process Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work experience. Good environment for learning and growing.

Cons

Worked 50hours plus per week. No time for personal life. Upper management is micro managing.

1.0
May 30, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is average but doesn't stand out against market rates. Lots of opportunities to move around internally.

Cons

They make it clear they are a shareholder-first company and the dividend is all that matters. There is little to no consideration of the customers anymore. Margin % is the primary metric. Very short-term focused leadership operating quarter to quarter to meet their bonus goals. Terrible culture. No one is empowered to make decisions. Layoffs, budget cuts and restructures every year are sold as "improving the company" yet revenues continue to decline YOY.

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Thank you so much for leaving your feedback. We're focusing on creating a clear long-term strategy that will provide more job security for all our people.
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