"Great place to launch a career and work on phenomenal brands!" - Consumer Insights General Mills Employee Review

5.0
Jan 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Never get bored due to constant rotations - Flexible work life balance is valued -1/2 day Fridays that people actually use -Great experience and the ability to work in different categories, brands, consumer segments -Highly valued support function that is heavily relied upon -Considerable amount of influence in all major decisions

Cons

Very mid-western culture so lots of nonverbal and not direct feedback Not good at handling conflict Lacks innovation

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5.0
Mar 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, many people fully remote or hybrid

Cons

Layoffs are often and if you don’t move quickly you get caught up in them

4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, okay schedule, some perks and benefits were okay.

Cons

Manufacturing, so always wanting more with less. Hard to please as they are constantly changing everything.

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