It's time for a change. - Activation Marketing 3M Employee Review

3.0
Jun 23, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Stability, compensation, flexibility, great people to work with just a majority of them are significantly older.

Cons

3M is an older company and that's exactly how they act. They have a hard time retaining new talent because they are so stuck in their ways. No room for creativity and new fresh ideas.

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

Large corp culture for employees

3.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company investing in new products and higher growth markets

Cons

Over the past five years, there has been a significant decline in employee loyalty and incentive programs. Equity compensation, such as stock options and RSUs, was previously accessible to mid-level managers but is now strictly reserved for directors and above, reducing long-term incentives for a large portion of the workforce. Additionally, an increase in micromanagement and administrative red tape—particularly regarding strict scrutiny on all spending—has hindered productivity. The frequent practice of cutting budgets to meet short-term quarterly Operating Income (OI) targets is ultimately compromising our long-term revenue growth.

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