General Mills reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,895 total reviews)
avatar

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 3,895 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews
5.0
Jun 22, 2012

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

management team is always striving to improve and great career development programs

Cons

large organization is sometimes hard to navigate

3.0
Jun 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

General Mills has a mission to nourish lives. This mission comes to life in the communities in which they do business as well as global communities that need nourishing. There is also a desire to nourish the lives of employees and, of course, consumers.

Cons

General Mills is a very risk averse, cautious, slow to move company. This shows up in speed to market with new products - truly innovative thinking and ideas get engineered to be safer, more comfortable and execution is slow. This risk averse culture also causes many employees to feel like they can't be authentic if they don't fit the "mold" that is comfortable to leaders/decision-makers. It's very difficult to join General Mills as an experienced hire - what you've done prior to General Mills is not valued.

4.0
Jun 19, 2012

Proud to work for this company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life Balance Competitive salary, bonus and holiday/vacation days Interesting and rewarding work - I can see the results of my labors Competitive work environment, but not cut-throat

Cons

Some inefficient processes, but there is diligence to reduce this

Viewing 3613 - 3615 of 3,895 Reviews

Glassdoor has 5,176 General Mills reviews submitted anonymously by General Mills employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if General Mills is right for you.