Good place but be wary if you cannot handle slow progress. - Senior Engineer 3M Employee Review

3.0
26 Aug 2012
Recommend
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Pros

You could coast by for years with mediocrity and status quo (pro or con). Very friendly people. Lots of resources to use for projects (if allotted) but many other perks of having a lot of people in a company. 401k matching and stable stock.

Cons

Cycle of revolving upper management creates a layer of management that focuses more on short term gains that make their numbers look good. Hard workers usually get more work as others on the team ride on the coat-tails to be able to put results on performance reviews. Management usually doesn't know better as communication is not active between management. Lots of 15+years at 3M'ers who are on the status quo coast to retirement. Seems to still be a good ol boys club. Large age gap between management and rank and file which may be due to many hiring freezes in the 90's/2000's and continual push to reduce operational costs.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Teamwork, the crew , good pay,

Cons

Long hours, forced 12hour shifts with no lunch break and over time, average week is 52 to 60 hours , short staffed regularly, management team not engaged on floor, managers with poor attitudes, no breaks. Promotions are based off of favoritism you will get the interview but they already know who they picked.

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