Is 3M a good company to work for?

3M has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,279 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at 3M to a friend and 47% 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 been stable over the past 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 629 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 440 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 418 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 251 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 102 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 78 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 73 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 61 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

(5,856 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,856 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

3.0

Feb 27, 2011

Pays the bills and they bend the rules to suit their needs

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good Pay Good Benefits The company has a lot of product diversity, they weathered the recession well (see con) Good with granting time off in a pinch

Cons

Its the good ole boys club like many other reviewers say, even at satellite locations. If they want to promote someone but it goes against their formal practices, they just bend the rules In amongst the rank and file, you always know who they want in a job as soon as they put up the interest notice The company has a lot of product diversity, maybe they're spreading themselves too thin? (see pro) The jockeying for position and throwing colleagues under the bus is typical corporate fare

2.0

Feb 27, 2011

Dishonest and without any integrity

Secretary

Recommend

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Pros

Friendly colleques. Interesting work, well, sometimes.

Cons

Everything in the field of HR management. This is where they're dishonest and without any integrity. Get a bad result in Employee Contribution ( EC&DP ) and they'll even skip your inflation correction. This is how bad it gets there.

2.0

Feb 23, 2011

Would never refer someone to work here

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Some of the staff are great to work with, benefit packages are very good, some possibility for change under new parent company.

Cons

Management is not supportive, resources are in short supply, and many people only work there because of their race or if they were a former customer.

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