Good Company to Start a Career - Senior Research Scientist General Mills Employee Review

3.0
Nov 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good starting company for R&D. Managers are pretty good. Very political so make sure to cultivate and maintain a VP advocate.

Cons

Layoffs will happen every 18-24 months. Morale has fallen since 2011 and never recovered due to this. Marketing partners don’t develop a strong understanding of the consumer and brands before rotating so hard to see good ideas to fruition.

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5.0
Mar 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, many people fully remote or hybrid

Cons

Layoffs are often and if you don’t move quickly you get caught up in them

4.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Always busy with challenging work.

Cons

Office politics slows things down, seems like some of the work is about checking a box and not about really creating value or improved processes.

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