General Mills reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,898 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,898 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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1.0
Jul 22, 2025

Has become a "yes man" bro culture

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Pros

The HQ office building is pretty nice

Cons

GMI has never been competitive on salaries so the workforce is chronically underpaid, but they made up for it with a good culture. No more. Now if you question leadership on any of the bizarre decisions being made you get pegged as having a bad attitude and your annual bonus/merit increase will suffer for it. Women in leadership positions are few and far between. Even more so with the recent restructuring and layoff announcements. Good luck advancing if you're not a bro. Particularly when they've done away with in-role promotions. You have to apply internally for any kind of advancement opportunity and the process is a black box, you don't get any justification for not being selected for an interview and a canned HR response if you get a turndown. With the recently announced 3 year restructure, they're moving all software engineering & related roles overseas. D&T at General Mills is a sinking ship, get out while you can.

1.0
Jul 19, 2025
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Pros

Love and passion for animals, helping shoppers locate pet related items, educating pet parents on nutritional needs for their pets

Cons

General Mills destroyed Blue Buffalos name purely due to profit. They eliminated the Pet Detective program on June 2, 2025 and gave their dedicated employees a pathetic one day notice. No consideration what so ever to the faithful workers who lost their jobs due to inconsiderate reconstruction to the company all over corporate greed. Boycott General Mills!!!

5.0
Jul 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

High amount of responsibility; commercial leadership skills; great people culture.

Cons

If you’re looking for holistic marketing experience, Mar Comm split into another function (Brand Experience) so focus is on business management/new products strategy.

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