Question 1

Is 3M a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

3M has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,283 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at 3M to a friend and 47% 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.

Question 2

Does 3M pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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 been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

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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)

Question 5

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

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"The benefits are changing and while not as good as they once were they are still not bad." ((in 628 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 451 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 427 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 222 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 256 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 95 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 71 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 63 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about 3M layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

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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

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