Eh, if you need a job - Director 3M Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The cupture was positive before Monish came in. He brought a lot of ‘experience’ from GE (Weak financial performance AND crappy culture). At least with gangestad the culture was more family style. Roman is a good guy trying to do the right thing, but needs better people around him and to loosen up.

Cons

Too many businesses for management to handle. Doubled down on command and control strategy instead of decentralized leadership. Hasn’t grown in 5-10 years and will not with the current strategy. Stagnant leaders with experience in 3M or similar large companies. No incentives to be successful or take risks.

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Pros

Work for what you get. Rewarding work and great management structure

Cons

Management can be vague sometimes

3.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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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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