Pros
Every analyst is super talented. They pick the best new graduates and select high performing, charismatic external hires. The environment is super collaborative- almost to a fault. You'll be working with cross functional partners every day and Finance is truly leading the company during this challenging times for CPG companies. Rotations are pretty fast, anywhere from 9-18 months. Great way to get lots of experience and work with different mentors. General Mills is super process oriented and established methods over the last 150 years. World Class company to learn from! Work life balance during the summer is a dream! Half day Fridays and if you take off a Friday, that only counts as half of vacation! If you are raising a family, this place is great. Everyone here values time with family either coaching sports or leading their Cub Scout troop. Coming in late to drop off your kids at school is fine too. Need to leave early at 3pm everyday to pick the kids up? No problem! They have flexible schedules and you can pick up where you left off in the evening.
Cons
Yes, you'll have tons of rotations, both good and bad ones. Most of the first or 2nd rotations you have will be super basic and boring roles. These roles can be done by a new graduate fresh out of college or an experienced hire with an MBA and 5-8 years under their belt. Business need comes first and you just have to push through for the first few rotations. Plan on reaching for Leadership development on your own. They believe you can develop into a leader through different rotational experiences. Just because you are promoted, does not make you a leader. There are Finance Managers that are only finance managers and not leaders. Watch out for the Finance managers with no direct reports. They will pray on financial analysts- there's a reason why they don't trust them with direct reports. Don't expect much on-boarding support. With rotations happening at all levels of finance, they acknowledged they have a problem with onboarding and are working towards improving it. This is not a globally minded company. Do not expect to get international exposure or experience. You will be focused on the US region and will occasionally hear about General Mills' global efforts during a quarterly downhill. If you are someone who thrives in a global environment or loves the idea of a global assignment, this is not the place for that. With business declining quarter after quarter with no end in sight, the morale is low. There's quite of bit of micromanagers that someone continue to get promoted. You can expect a list of to-dos with bullet points and meetings before the meetings to "align" and "gut check" and "check-in".