Happy now, maybe not in 10 years - Anonymous employee 3M Employee Review

4.0
Feb 20, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People, opportunities, incredible variety of type of work that can be pursued, literally switch fields/careers if you want

Cons

Milking historical product families for near-term shareholder growth vs. actually innovating, investing in what outside folks see (the business buildings and new science center) and leaving labs/office areas look like trash, insanely slow hierarchy (CEO has to approve spending over a few million), bad managers who know the right people stick around

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5.0
May 15, 2026
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Pros

Good pay and coworkers were friendly

Cons

Rotating shifts were not for me

1.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Good pay, benefits, and time off

Cons

The IT org is constantly going through layoffs. The work is going to managed service providers in India. The whole process is clown shoes. They are letting people go that have been here for 20+ years that have so much knowledge and expect to transfer it over to workers who are extremely siloed, who might not even be around in 6 months(the retention rate for this particular MSP is abysmal). These workers are not even dedicated to 3M, they have many other projects. I’m concerned for 3M’s IT future. Walking over dollars to pick up pennies

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