Is 3M a good company to work for?

3M has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,284 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 636 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 436 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 406 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 301 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 243 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 92 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 78 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 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

(5,860 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,860 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Apr 12, 2018

Great company, Toxic leadership at this location

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company benefits, Salary, 401k, reputation are all top notch, definitely world class with some very intelligent people, product mix is undeniable.

Cons

Old guard management stifles any new ideas and change, promote bullying and sexism among the “manager” level. Real leaders and engineers have left the facility and company due to seeing these behaviors. (Over 70 years of engineering experience bullied out of the building) The union environment is not conducive to a productive atmosphere, top union leaders and managers are lifelong friends which causes a lot of under the table deals.

2.0

Apr 9, 2018

3M

Operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, 5 word min.

Cons

0 work/life balance. They own you and do not hesitate to show it sometimes working 30 days straight. I've personally worked 28 12 hour days in a row. For a company that claims to have some of the brightest people in the business the only answer to a problem they can come up with is more overtime

3M Response

8y

Hello, thank you so much for your feedback. As you probably know, because 3M continues to expand, your plant is going through a lot of changes, with the addition of over 100 people and a facility expansion finishing up soon. We sincerely appreciate the extra time you and your fellow employees are dedicating to 3M as your facility goes through these growing pains. Our goal is that once the new facility opens in June, employees’ hours should stabilize, and you will be able to return to having a more normal work schedule. In the meantime, we would encourage you to talk to your plant HR manager, who would be happy to meet with you to further discuss your concerns one on one. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention, and we hope you are able to return to a more balanced lifestyle soon!

3.0

Feb 12, 2018

Good company, but too focused on younger employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay structure, vacation time earned by years of service. Flexible work hours, great benefits: employee discount programs, 401K, medical insurance, dental, vision. etc.

Cons

Work at home is offered, but people that use it are treated negatively. Unfortunately, "butts in seats" is current preference for management. Take a lesson from companies that have employees that really work remotely (IBM, Apple, etc.). Very limited opportunities in Austin for advancement. Too many layoffs in Austin has created extremely bad morale and constantly scared employees. Fear does not create an innovative workplace... Focus of management is retaining younger employees and lay offs of older seasoned workers is commonplace. Performance review structure is archaeic and can be extremely biased.

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