Is 3M a good company to work for?

3M has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,288 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at 3M to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about 3M have been left by employees working as Technical Aide , Tech Aide and Director .

Does 3M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 3M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 3M. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

66% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (122) , Engineer (96) , Manager (96) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (75) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Production Operator (66) , Intern (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (60) , Software Engineer (58) , Sales (57) , Manufacturing Engineer (53) , Analyst (50)

What are the pros of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are changing and while not as good as they once were they are still not bad." ((in 654 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 439 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 417 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 232 reviews))

What are the cons of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 253 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 100 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 73 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 62 reviews))

What are employees saying about 3M layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about 3M layoffs and their outlook for job security at 3M in 2026.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

Saint Paul , Maplewood , Minneapolis , Austin , DeKalb , Murray , Brookings , Salt Lake City , Hutchinson , Aberdeen , Atlanta , Springfield , Columbia , Los Angeles , Monrovia , Silver Spring , Irvine , Cordova , Cottage Grove , New Ulm , Indianapolis , Menomonie , Greenville , Nevada , San Antonio , Decatur , Brownwood , Dallas , Woodbury , New York

3M reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,864 total reviews)

William M. Brown

47% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,864 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 3M employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Jun 11, 2014

Solid company that provides loads of opportunities for your career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience, amazing products, wonderful people,

Cons

You need to keep up to the overall performance of the company! Not the place to have a rest.

3.0

Jun 8, 2014

More than 10yrs S&M managerial experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, culture, a place where you can learn many things that can not be reachable in even a well known university.

Cons

3M is Roman Empire, some businesses or some countries (even if they are counted as emerging markets) are its far and forgotten territories. Only moderate MD's are sent to these subs for 3-4 years. They do not take radical decisions and strategic actions.

5.0

May 29, 2014

A great career of continued development.

Product development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere and company values with masses of resources, training, and great career development.

Cons

Corporate culture can be frustrating and limiting.

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