Is 3M a good company to work for?

3M has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,289 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at 3M to a friend and 46% 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 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 3M. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

65% 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) , Manager (97) , Engineer (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 623 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 435 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 428 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 241 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 255 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 79 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 76 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 62 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

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,248 total reviews)

William M. Brown

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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2.0

Aug 19, 2023

No more growth

Senior application engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work flexibility Decent salary ?

Cons

It is difficult to expect company growth and personal growth. 3M have invested to introduce many systems, but they are not practical. Too many people who do not work. Only a few people are overburdened.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding the personal growth and corporate processes and encourage you to speak with your direct supervisor/HR to discuss these issues further if you have not yet done so. Have a nice day!

3.0

Aug 16, 2023

Decent job

Account representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lower stress sales environment Good people to work with Products are usually near the top in terms of quality and performance

Cons

Not much upside to make a lot of money

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback as a former employee and see your concerns regarding compensation and career paths. We want you to know that we look to our current and former employees to help us shape the future of 3M, and we are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. Have a nice day!

2.0

Aug 15, 2023

Good Company historically, not what it used to be.

Mechanical specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, secure job, average pay, clean easy work environment.

Cons

3m has become to average, and fails to attract top talent any more. There are still great people working here, but the culture is starting to shift to hiring quantity over quality. There are simply to many people hired into middle management, making it hard to make and execute decisions and plans efficiently. 3M has to many employees overall, and should place more responsibility on the ones they have that are skilled and pay them better to keep them around.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding middle management and retaining top talent and encourage you to speak with your direct supervisor/HR to discuss these issues further if you have not yet done so. Have a nice day!

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