General Mills reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(3,893 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,893 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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4K reviews
3.0
Feb 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really good work life balance

Cons

Under titled, work often doesn't match your experience, managers aren't trained to be good managers, they are promoted for being good individual contributors nor because they are good leaders

2.0
Feb 3, 2016

Too many tenures - not changing with the times

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice facility, decent benefits, nice amenities

Cons

culture is awful, new hires are not respected, lots of employees have been there for 20+ years and feel their way is the only way, do not listen to new ideas, no one seems happy

4.0
Jan 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work arrangements Great place for working mothers (and fathers)

Cons

Not a risk taking culture, taking risks is not rewarded Difficult to do anything other than what has been standard in the past

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General Mills Response
10y
Thank you for your review. We share all of the comments from Glassdoor with the senior management team to continue to work on making General Mills a great place to work for everyone, your insights are very helpful!
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