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Jeff Harmening
91 Ratings
Pros
Work life balance is the best around (in 295 reviews)
Good place to work, lots of great people (in 111 reviews)
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Work/life balance dependent on team you are placed in (in 89 reviews)
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"Great Perks"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at General Mills full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great Environment, Ability to move within the company
Cons
The interview process can be long.
General Mills 2018-01-27 08:32 PST![General Mills Logo]()
"Good company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at General Mills full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Nice pay. Bosses were decent. Union.
Cons
Didn't seem too big on developing employees.
General Mills 2018-05-24 17:47 PDT![General Mills Logo]()
"electrician"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at General Mills full-time
Pros
great experience, learned lot of new technologies and processes
Cons
plant closed, but they did give advanced notice
General Mills 2018-05-20 15:29 PDT![General Mills Logo]()
"packaging engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at General Mills full-time
Pros
Loved working there, clear management details and strategy
Cons
Wasn't a good fit for my work style
General Mills 2018-05-18 13:09 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great Place to Work - Family and Work Life Balance"
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I worked at General Mills full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Work Life Balance is taken seriously -- they allow for flex time, working remotely and unpaid flex vacation (if you want more than is part of your compensation)
Maternity and Paternity leave policy just got updated and will allow for significantly more time off for moms and dads starting in 2019.Cons
Business challenges have caused reorgs and restructures very frequently
General Mills 2018-05-08 07:48 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great People, great company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at General Mills full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
The best people I have worked with, General Mills hires some of the best and brightest employees and most everyone is willing to do the extra to help each other.
Cons
Budgets are so tight they nickel dime every decision. Management is focused mostly on protecting their turf and jobs that the individual contributor gets stuck trying to make up for bad decisions.
General Mills 2018-05-08 12:31 PDT![General Mills Logo]()
"Mfg. Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at General Mills full-time
Pros
Really great people. Building relationships is strongly encouraged as part of the culture and focus on your personal development is really important. Awesome diversity and opportunities.
Cons
Business results have not been good the last several years. Sales and stock price declines.
Advice to Management
Continue to listen to employees about new ideas. Engage deeper into the organization to understand how decisions are being made, and how a "yes to everything" culture is beginning to develop.
General Mills 2018-05-09 15:58 PDT![General Mills Logo]()
"Leadership is turning the ship - and it's going to be good"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at General Mills full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Company focus on making food people love, and want to buy, with a strong eye to sustainability.
Work with really smart, talented people with a focus on getting even better.
Job flexibility.
Independent work environment.
Focus on growth areas like Organic and Ecommerce.
The new marketing campaigns coming out are really grounded in our consumer - and that feels great.Cons
Lot's of work per person after a series of layoffs in the last six years. Need more prioritization to make the loads sustainable.
Company performance is moving in the right direction but still has more work to be done.Advice to Management
Retain our hard-won knowledge base by lessening the rotational structure. Can the rotations be part of a CEO track for 10% (vs. all brand marketers). Create more experts and treat them with respect.
General Mills 2018-05-08 06:23 PDT![General Mills Logo]()
"It's a great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at General Mills full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
good pay, time off, 3 weeks vacation to start
Cons
long hours, difficult journey to zero
Advice to Management
increase pay to attract and keep professionals
General Mills 2018-05-03 15:17 PDT![General Mills Logo]()
"Customer Account Lead"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at General Mills full-time
Pros
Great Opportunity to learn and advance a sales career
Cons
Overworked & undervalued. More focused on business results than developing talent
Advice to Management
Place higher value on talent vs. total results. Be more open to out of the box thinking and ideas, more wiliness to try new things
General Mills 2018-05-18 11:06 PDT
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