3M reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,856 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 5,856 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
2.0
Sep 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, employees and work life balance.

Cons

Company vision changes monthly. Yearly layoffs Knee jerk reactions to stock price

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3M Response
3y
Hi there, Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback as a current employee and want you to know that we see your concerns regarding company vision and layoff periods. We are grateful that you have decided to share your experience with us and we would like you to know that we will be using your insights to help us improve, as we look to our employees to help shape the future of 3M. We strongly encourage you to speak with your director supervisor or HR to further discuss these issues if you have not done so already.
3.0
Jul 27, 2022

Losing talent

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Has good pay and benefits

Cons

Lots of corporate pandering. They don’t really care about sustainability or social justice initiatives, they just check the box and then under-fund them. Poor c-suite communication and quality people are leaving in droves.

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3M Response
3y
Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are grateful that you shared your experience so far at 3M. We are glad to hear that you enjoy the pay and benefits, however, we see that you are also concerned with the communication, and sustainability of corporate. I strongly encourage you to speak with your direct supervisor or HR to discuss these issues further if you have not already done so.
3.0
Mar 31, 2022

2022 Cost of Living

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diversified Business (somewhat recession resistant).

Cons

Conservative/Soggy (think not as innovative as they claim)

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