General Mills reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,893 total reviews)
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Jeff Harmening

81% 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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2.0
Feb 1, 2016

HR

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Pros

The people, the facility and peers. Location, location, location....benefits. Projects not really meaty & nothing seems to get pushed forward.

Cons

No work life balance - they don't really want your perspective or ideas. Hard to get anything done. Too much stop / start or non-value add work. Blah...

5.0
Jan 5, 2016

Decent

Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are on-par with industry. Very structured, if that's your thing. Some of the best technology and systems in industry. CI system is fantastic and really makes the plants run smoothly.

Cons

Certain people get preferential treatment. Those who have been with the company since interns/college-hire are allowed to "pull rank" and are trusted over others, no matter what level you are. Unless you are going to play the game, speak the lingo, and act like a number, there isn't much room for advancement on merit/achievement alone. Granted, that's how a company of this size gets ahead.

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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!
2.0
Nov 17, 2015

Extremely Poor Leaders

Anonymous employee
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Pros

An okay company to work for. You start with 3 weeks vacation and pay is decent. All other benefits consistent with other consumer food companies.

Cons

Leadership has no vision, they shoot from the hip and with no plan, I wonder most days how we make money. Management lacks basics concepts of leadership to set expectations and manage teams. Promotions are based on ability to move, not based on skill or performance.

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