Sinking ship but flexible work arrangements - Anonymous employee 3M Employee Review

- The company does layoffs nearly every year for the last decade - Advancement is based on network or years of service more than ability - Many people stay at 3M for decades, especially those who were grandfathered into pension plans, but it means that the company does not have strong new ideas flowing through. Many older employees simply do not have incentives for continuous learning and keeping up in a digital age for industry.