BIG Company lost in Chaos - Anonymous employee General Mills Employee Review

3.0
Feb 12, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good learning experiences, good benefits, friendly and intelligent people, nice campus, close to downtown Minneapolis.

Cons

Highly political, many managers mentality is stuck in the "old school boys club". The push for innovation and speed to market consistently fails resulting in two restructuring efforts that eliminated 800 people both in 2012 and 2014/2015. Big company unable to understand or grasp a small business mindset they are determined to be.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

Smart, caring workforce. Focused on hiring great workers. Cared about the products and the brands.

Cons

Occasionally felt bureaucratic and bloated.

4.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Always busy with challenging work.

Cons

Office politics slows things down, seems like some of the work is about checking a box and not about really creating value or improved processes.

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