General Mills Reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,891 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,891 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Mills employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
19 Feb 2014

Think long and hard before you jump.

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Pros

Half day Friday's are awesome. Only there because they don't pay as well as other organizations.

Cons

General Mills Australia has totally misread the Australian grocery space by not adapting and developing brands that were once innovators and leaders in their categories as opposed to brands that now follow their competition with zero innovation. Head office in Melbourne has been turned into an uninspiring dog eat dog culture that has seen many good people leave. What was once a great culture of inclusion and common goals has been removed. WHY! Marketing is run by part time 'mums' who don't really want to be selling spaghetti in Chinese containers. Senior Management no longer have the respect of the teams due to the culture and divisiveness they he's fostered within the sales, marketing and finance teams. This business is not what it once was. It's running only on past reputation, and their once powerful brands are slowly being dissolved by the majors.

2.0
10 Aug 2022

Mediocre experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice freebies, pretty office, early finish on fridays

Cons

- Many accidental managers, who seem to get promoted because they have worked there for a long time, not because they are actually competent to work as a manager. - People work there for really long so there is literally no opportunity for growth until they leave. - People who have been in the company for a long time are rigid in the way they think and work, many people have been there their entire working career (20+ years)

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