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 639 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 441 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 419 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 236 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 262 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 93 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 76 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 63 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

May 3, 2021

Lost touch with human side of their employees

Senior portfolio manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

R&D engineers innovation extremely talented

Cons

The senior leadership is poor and lost human connection

3.0

Apr 12, 2021

Meh

Product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pay, good benefits, and a pretty easy job

Cons

trying to fix the world's social justice problems, while internally things are a mess

3M Response

5y

Hello, Thank you for leaving a review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and hope you have also brought up your concerns to your supervisor and/or HR.

3.0

Mar 2, 2021

Okay work environment

Advanced design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting and varied projects assignments.

Cons

To much politics, lack of support from management and toxic work environment.

3M Response

5y

Hello, Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry you felt like there was a lack of support from management and a toxic work environment. We strive to create a healthy work environment for every and your concerns have been pass along to our Regional PR&I Labor Relations lead.

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