Great place to work, wish the culture was shifting more quickly - Project Engineer 3M Employee Review

4.0
Apr 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits/pay, safety and stability of a large company, kind and intelligent coworkers, lots of opportunities for growth

Cons

Post COVID not many people work in the office and as a young employee it's harder to network and make friends. 3M is an old company and it's organized around the idea that people will start out of college and work for the company until they retire, they lack the flexibility to cater to the lifestyle many young adults choose to live now which makes it hard for them to retain younger employees

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5.0
Dec 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work for what you get. Rewarding work and great management structure

Cons

Management can be vague sometimes

3.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company investing in new products and higher growth markets

Cons

Over the past five years, there has been a significant decline in employee loyalty and incentive programs. Equity compensation, such as stock options and RSUs, was previously accessible to mid-level managers but is now strictly reserved for directors and above, reducing long-term incentives for a large portion of the workforce. Additionally, an increase in micromanagement and administrative red tape—particularly regarding strict scrutiny on all spending—has hindered productivity. The frequent practice of cutting budgets to meet short-term quarterly Operating Income (OI) targets is ultimately compromising our long-term revenue growth.

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