General Mills reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,897 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

81% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,897 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Mills employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0
Dec 3, 2016

Things have changed

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Pros

Some of the best brands out there. Incredible training opportunities. Best-in-class preparation for future careers - you can go anywhere and be a leader with General Mills on your resume. Great general management exposure - the rotational culture means you get to do a lot of really cool stuff and always learn new things. Pay is absolutely incredible, especially combined with stock options.

Cons

The up-or-out culture in marketing can be challenging and means only a very small portion of people make it to senior management without being let go. As the company has faced a lot of difficulty in the past few years with changing food trends, budgets have been cut dramatically. Most marketers are more focused on managing profit and costs now than doing advertising and brand building.

3.0
Nov 17, 2016

Company undergoing significant change

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Pros

Great brands, products to be proud of Large company with a variety of career opportunities Great company values, community involvement

Cons

Slow to adapt to changing economy Culture has suffered recently due to business performance Work/Life balance has struggled as jobs were cut and the work has not changed

3.0
Nov 3, 2016

From Great to Good

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Pros

This is the place to work if you value life over work in your work/life balance. Half day Fridays in the summer, ability to flex hours and work from home when needed, and an official policy of a 37.5 hour work week. It doesn't get better than this if you want time with family. The people here are great. Smart and easy going. This is Minnesota nice on the job. This also leads to it being a very relational culture. Work gets done as a result of who you know more than what you know. Decent benefits: HSA, Roth 401(k), no pension Great campus: Cafeteria, auto mechanic, doctor, hair stylist, bank, coffee shop, and gym all on site.

Cons

As business conditions continue to decline, the company has cut costs through plant closures and layoffs (a couple large ones, many small and quiet ones). This has negatively impacted the culture. Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day. Training opportunities have been cutback and travel to remote training is now non-existent. Because we are a relational culture, we are famous for the meeting before meeting. This means decisions are very slow.

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