3M Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at 3M?

"Opportunity for growth and innovative products."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Research Graceway Pharmaceuticals since their future is in jeopardy."

What don't you like about working at 3M?

"Pressure to meet quota quarterly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop program for senior reps to take some of the pressure off."

"Great company with good management, but advancement is rare."

What do you like about working at 3M?

"Very progressive, stimulating environment for an inventor. Great opportunities if you invent something that becomes a hit product."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Academia is highly revered. Push your education as best as you can."

What don't you like about working at 3M?

"Advancement was either by getting academic degrees, or inventing something that becomes a hit product. But, it is a very exciting place to work. You can learn about other technologies, much like a college campus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great management handling of associates. Try to encourage risk taking with some benefits that will translate into freedom to try out new ideas. There is a perceived uncaring by management (i.e., why should I try to invent something to benefit 3M, but nothing in it for me?)."

"Greatly enjoyed working for 3M."

What do you like about working at 3M?

"My fellow employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your best! Be your best!"

What don't you like about working at 3M?

"MN winters."

"Really solid company with lots in interesting roles but opportunities were based on time & tenure."

What do you like about working at 3M?

"Many business units that you can move to."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at 3M?

"Unbalanced/bias performance evaluation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A more balanced performance evaluation for management."

What do you like about working at 3M?

"The challenging nature about maintaining machines that don't have manuals due to age and most were made in various countries."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Beef up the system to make it as robust as Epic, thereby offering a marketable certification."

"Good to get brand name on your resume at Career Start. Your experience there depends upon your Group."

What do you like about working at 3M?

"Most of my co-workers were good at what they did. In the beginning I could work independently. Liked pension, profit sharing, 401 k. Not sure how much it amounted to."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will never know who the good groups are because people are generally afraid to say something, so roll the dice and see how it goes."

What don't you like about working at 3M?

"The Managers all knew each other and watched each other's backs to the detriment of the employees. Their bonuses were improved by keeping expenses low for the salespeople. In particular, there were definitely favorites and that was determined by who went along with Management. They enlisted consultants and asked that people give honest opinions about the Group then they slammed people for giving those opinions. New ideas were only accepted from the Favorites. Although it seems like you could join a company like 3M and have opportunities to move in the company, no one in my group who wanted another job was able to get one. The HR people did not really understand the sales process and compensation. The Management had limited experience in the real world and outside 3M yet told employees with real world work experience what to do... even if they themselves were just learning on the fly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not put people together who worked together in previous divisions. When people have great reviews working for other Divisions and then suddenly get bad reviews... just move them to another Division... it's probably politics... not performance. Be less cheap with expenses. At least allow employees to spend per day what government employees do. Have hiring process be more transparent to internal candidates. They lie about what you have to do to get promoted and also lie about why you are not a candidate for a new position. In fact, don't even get back to you. Age is also an issue for trying to find a new position. Don't allow Managers to hire back their cronies who previously worked at the company and maintained friendships with them. It's a form of nepotism that is bad for other employees' morale."