Is General Mills a good company to work for?

General Mills has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,159 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at General Mills to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about General Mills have been left by employees working as Intern , Lab Technician and Account Executive .

Does General Mills pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Mills employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Mills. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Mills?

80% of General Mills employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Mills 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Mills?

Manager (87) , Analyst (56) , Machine Operator (55) , Associate Marketing Manager (50) , Financial Analyst (43) , Business Analyst (41) , Consultant (39) , Intern (36) , Finance Manager (34) , Senior Financial Analyst (31) , Senior Analyst (30) , Assistant Manager (28) , Promotor De Vendas (28) , Team Leader (28) , Auxiliar De Produção (27)

What are the pros of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 410 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 398 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 368 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 113 reviews)); "6. Comparatively good salary" ((in 73 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 105 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 72 reviews)); "Number of recent layoffs" ((in 63 reviews)); "Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20" ((in 55 reviews)); "Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day." ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Mills layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about General Mills layoffs and their outlook for job security at General Mills in 2026.

What General Mills locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Houston , Bentonville , Methuen , Chicago , Reed City , Rogers , Carson , Vineland , New York , Dallas

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General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,882 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

81% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,882 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Nov 28, 2025

Ok

Pogram manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people good management overall

Cons

Hectic workload. Understaffed, need more people

2.0

Nov 25, 2025

Loosing steam/luster

Senior product developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retains SME's which they view as a benefit yet won't pay them for what they're worth. Implementation of helpful Ai systems for daily work.

Cons

New ideas come from many different areas. SME's are not always paid the value they're worth. Culture is shifting away from "always do the right thing". If stand up for what is right, they will try to silence you. They will tell you no promotions from within, have to IJM ( internal job market), yet still promote high performers for retention purposes. Continued layoffs in small pockets.

5.0

Nov 20, 2025

Great experience as a Contractor

Revenue manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Treats contractors like regular employees re benefits and status. Fabulous brands and good caliber of people

Cons

quite lean in sales, so they are at capacity.

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