3M Reviews
Updated 17 Jan 2020
"Flexibility with work life balance" (in 179 reviews)
"Helpful colleagues and pleasant work environment" (in 136 reviews)
"Plano de carreira ruim, processos confusos" (in 71 reviews)
"o e plano de desenvolvimento discutidos com o gestor" (in 55 reviews)
"Nice place to work"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at 3M full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good salary and benefits, good opportunities to advance, nice people.
Cons
Big company so it doesn't always feel like you make much difference
Advice to Management
nothing specific
3M2019-05-31- Helpful (1)
"Great company slipping"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at 3M full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Top brands, high quality, longevity,
Cons
Been left behind as the world / markets race ahead
Advice to Management
Walk the talk. Digital, Customer first, corporate values, leadership. Push and develop core business vs pushing M&A initiatives. Time to start reinvesting in people and marketing.
3M2019-08-12 "Been with 3M Australia for 6yrs and 4 months."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at 3M full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great products, friendly working culture.
Cons
Clunky systems, very siloed in operations takes long to get things done.
Advice to Management
There are so many great things about this company, but it takes so long to get minor things done due to its approval process. Also, they seem to be entrapped with high margins on their products and are ready to loose business to maintain margin.
3M2019-07-19"Was a great place to work but the new corporate direction is loosing customer focus and employee confidence."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at 3M full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Interesting product lines and challenging work
Cons
Head office direction is too dominant
Advice to Management
Directed more at regional management team : Anz is technically part of Asia but you need to trust and allow each country to deliver as they have best local knowledge.
3M2019-06-25- Helpful (1)
"Innovation"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at 3M
Pros
There are some good folk with leadership qualities. Shame about the bullies.
Cons
Bullying is rife. Old school marketing. Sold into a job that was jnr and non digital. Company has no integrity.
Advice to Management
Do something about bullying. If you hire people for a role make sure it exits.
3M2019-02-07 "Internship"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at 3M for less than a year
Pros
Opportunity to take on my own project
Cons
Not very structured environment so it can be confusing at times
3M2018-12-14"The world is changing"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 3M full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great people and range of innovative products
Cons
Short term focus and lack of emapthy
Advice to Management
Understand the broader workplace and what can be achieved through strong leadership and employee engagement
3M2018-08-29- Helpful (4)
"What a company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at 3M full-time
Pros
Great company that operates in some great markets. You can gain experience in various markets without having to leave. Matrix structure does provide some good checks and balances.
Cons
The matrix structure can be difficult to navigate and does slow responsiveness, reducing agility.
3M2018-06-21 "Marketing Support"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at 3M full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Ethical company some good people
Cons
Poor management waiting for redundancies
Advice to Management
Stop waiting for your retirement and your huge payouts. Start moving(faster) with technology or else you are going to be left behind
3M2018-06-21"Great company but stuck in the past"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at 3M full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Autonomous role - Great products - Great reputation - Good immediate manager
Cons
- Product Prices far above market value. - Poor foresight with business decisions - Decisions take far to long to make, opportunities have passed before 3m acts. - Below market salary, promises on massive bonuses. Not very achievable. - Stagnate salary, lots of promises at start of employment on healthy increases, results have been around 1% for the last 2 years.
Advice to Management
If you want to be a industry leader you need to hold on to good staff through remuneration. Each business unit needs to look at the 'market' value of reps in their specific industry and pay accordingly. At the moment the long term staff are the ones happy to plod along with minimum pay but that is how they go about their work as well.
3M2018-03-03