Senior Manager - Anonymous employee General Mills Employee Review

2.0
Jul 25, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The culture is very paternalistic. Benefits and pay, especially incentive pay, are strong. They offer flexible work arrangements that provide a lot of options for work/life balance. Summer Fridays are particularly nice. It's cool to work in a company of iconic brands and be able to identify with them. They've made a decent attempt at a career management process, and there are many opportunities to move around in the organization.

Cons

The corporate culture is very consensus-driven and heirarchical. Often projects get pushed out or are abandoned for no apparent reason. The organization is very tenure-driven--most senior leadership are 30-year veterans. Mid-career new hires can have serious challenges getting traction and building solid, meaningful relationships.

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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
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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