General Mills reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,897 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

81% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,897 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Mills employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews
4.0
May 17, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart dedicated colleagues Great experience and skill building Flexibility of schedule Good benefits and on site amenities on campus

Cons

Slow rate of promotion Diversity of style not appreciated Work-life is not balanced Promotion process is opaque Low morale growing

4.0
May 6, 2010

Good place to start your career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities for advancement Great industry experience and training Management very concerned with your professional growth Excellent benefits package

Cons

In order to advance you have to be willing to relocate frequently

2.0
Apr 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Driven, Results Oriented Culture Excellent Leadership Team (for the most part) Steep learning curve that forces you to learn and do things you wouldn't get a chance to do elsewhere Strong training ground to develop leadership skills

Cons

Very Political Having a manager that recognizes great work and supports you is incredibly rare Sink or Swim Managers are not great people managers Lax human Resource involvement with monitoring morale among AMMs Terrible at managing and fostering talent: Infamous for squandering high potential employees at the AMM level Underhanded people management tactics employed by some managers & directors

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