3M reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,860 total reviews)
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William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 3M employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Aug 7, 2020
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Pros

The pay and benefits are greater than other places in the area...not really saying much..

Cons

Forced Overtime is a major problem here, especially during the summer. They do not know how to staff correctly to obtain a good work/life balance. Warehouse workers are forced to endure long hours, short breaks and lunch periods, favoritism, awful treatment from unqualified leads, terrible supervisors, unbelievably complacent HR, an awful and inaccurate productivity system. They don't listen to any ideas or improvements, and constantly blame warehouse workers for their ineptitude in the office and poor warehouse management systems. All decisions are made by those who have never worked in the warehouse, and frankly, do not care about us at all. When the pandemic hit, we were declared essential workers and forced into ridiculous safety protocols, but no haz pay. They don't even care if we die. There is no recognition at all. Those who try to work hard are not rewarded. Most of the people who don't work get better positions and higher pay. It is all about kissing butt. It is a dead end job really. Communication is pretty much non-existent. Upper management all the way down to lead operators all need basic communication classes, psycho therapy, and taught how to treat people in a decent manner. The warehouse management systems they use are slow and buggy. They also use outdated equipment that is used 24 hours a day/7 days a week. All in all... Stay away from here...

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3M Response
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Hello, Thank you for your review. We are very sorry to hear that you feel as though you are not valued and are very concerned by some of the items you’ve listed here. We want you to know that our employees’ safety is of the utmost priority, and we have implemented protocols like the ones you mentioned to make the environment you work in as safe as possible. We value your input, and would recommend you reach out to your Manager or HR so we can speak with you about your concerns in detail. This review has also been passed on to HR in DeKalb for their awareness. We are incredibly grateful for all of our essential workers and the hard work you all have been putting in, and really appreciate you sharing these concerns with us.
3.0
Jun 4, 2018

3M Canada is a shadow of its former self.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

In general, the people are great and the work is interesting and rewarding at 3M Canada. The salary and benefits are better than many other companies. Working from home or, if you can't work from home, taking 'personal time' is an option which is great for times when unexpected things pop up like a sick child or you need to be home to meet a plumber, etc. Work-Life balance is OK most of the time. Lots of volunteer opportunities. Amenities at HQ in London, ON: lounge areas, subsidised flat-rate catered lunches; fitness centre with showers; on-site fitness classes; ping pong table; on-site nurse.

Cons

Overall, 3M is an ethical and somewhat transparent company but the management sometimes says one thing and does another, all the while pretending to take employees' opinions into consideration. In recent years, there have been more instances where a "leader" acts within their legal rights but the actions are not fair or ethical. It's unbecoming of the reputation that 3M has earned in the business world and with their employees previously. They are relying more and more on contract workers to fill gaps and save money without increasing head count or having to provide benefits. For several years of my tenure, contract workers had a reasonably good chance to get hired. In fact, I started as a contract worker and was hired in just over a year. Now, the time you can be on contract is limited and *very few* get hired on as permanent employees. Really good people that you rely on daily can be gone and replaced with a 'newby' at any time and you have to spend precious time training someone else to do what the previous person was very capable of doing. Employee morale is usually high but the recent changes in the C-suite and the decisions that they've been making over the last 2 years have betrayed the trust and dampened the spirit of a lot of people. Many great people have either left or been let go without true cause.

1.0
Feb 24, 2018

Company culture

Recommend
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Pros

none worth mentioning compared to the cons

Cons

The company culture and policies are a joke Where I work; there is no diversity or inclusion, it's their way or the highway. Best advise, keep your mouth shut and show up for work every day.

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