Is Scotts Miracle-Gro a good company to work for?

Scotts Miracle-Gro has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,008 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Scotts Miracle-Gro to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Scotts Miracle-Gro have been left by employees working as Intern , Analyst and Merchandiser .

Does Scotts Miracle-Gro pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scotts Miracle-Gro employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scotts Miracle-Gro. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scotts Miracle-Gro?

52% of Scotts Miracle-Gro employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scotts Miracle-Gro 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scotts Miracle-Gro?

Merchandiser (98) , Sales Manager (56) , Manager (18) , Retail Merchandiser (15) , Sales Representative (15) , Intern (13) , Analyst (12) , Sales (9) , Forklift Operator (8) , Senior Analyst (8) , Retail Sales Merchandiser (7) , ASM (Area Sales Manager) (6) , Director (6) , Merchandiser/Counselors (6) , Plant Supervisor (6)

What are the pros of working at Scotts Miracle-Gro according to real employee reviews?

"Very well structured and had great benefits." ((in 117 reviews)); "Good pay and something new everyday" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great people to work with and worked usually as a team in each account!" ((in 62 reviews)); "SMG has a great company personality and culture." ((in 34 reviews)); "Flexible hours in most cases to accommodate school and other things" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scotts Miracle-Gro according to real employee reviews?

"Managers are considered 24 hour workers period." ((in 19 reviews)); "Annual layoffs occur when the company is not reaching financial goals which leads to poor morale and culture." ((in 12 reviews)); "You start one day and they expect you to know how to do your job with no training." ((in 7 reviews)); "The CEO is wildly inappropriate" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad communication, No respect given to workers besides favorites" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scotts Miracle-Gro layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Scotts Miracle-Gro locations?

Marysville , Columbus , Atlanta , Boston , New York , Fort Madison , Chicago , Temecula , San Jose , Saint Louis , Denver , Detroit , Imlay City , Oklahoma City , Houston , Orrville , Geismar , Vancouver , Orlando , Rochester , Maricopa , Pearl , Birmingham , Vance , Arlington , Charlotte , Greensboro , Knoxville , Cincinnati , Independence

Scotts Miracle-Gro reviews

3.6

52% would recommend to a friend

(904 total reviews)

Jim Hagedorn

63% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Scotts Miracle-Gro has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 904 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scotts Miracle-Gro 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

904 reviews

2.0

Apr 16, 2024

Great company but behind times

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has great benefits like company car, 401k with match, health and vacation is pretty good. We have some great management that are engaged and help out. The product is the best around. They really can achieve great numbers.

Cons

1. Pay is way way behind times. They are off by at least $30k plus per SM 2. You are a glorified merchandiser that also has to engage with upper mngment as well run reports like you have time as a "sales manager". 3. The car is to small for the job. Way to small! You are sent displays that won't fit in your car, and your garage becomes a storage facility 4. They are behind the ball with communication specially around sales events. You find out way to late and you have to react to everything. 5. They say you have down time in the winter months...not true....buy backs happen and you are just busy. 6. 15hr plus days with not enough budget to support a team. You are doing everything with minimal staff. Your staff is burned as they are just seasonal workers. Hiring for this position has become crazy hard. 7. They need to invest in their people more. They don't have true support with what matters and that's a full staff to help them. SM have bad backs, arms and legs as they just fall apart trying to keep things going.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your review. We're sorry to hear your negative feedback. If you could please reach out to our HR Hotline 1-888-YOUR HR1 (1-888-968-7471), we would like to learn more. Thank you.

1.0

Jan 5, 2022

If you want to work in IT at Scotts, look anywhere else.

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Benefits Retirement Program (Glassdoor required five lines) (Glassdoor required five lines)

Cons

Horrible IT Leadership, bent on outsourcing all of IT Pay is not competitive with outside the walls of the company You get promoted by being in the boys club/selling your sould Process does not exist, it only exists when it benefits the leadership figure demanding the thing in question

4.0

Aug 29, 2021

I loved the job and was exceptional in my position.

Merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's great to work with all the different people. Perfect for someone who loves working outdoors. It's very hard work that pays off with results and raises. Excellent 401k and match. Great training program. If you love to sweat and work harder than you ever have in your life, this is for you.

Cons

High turnover, I was passed over for promotion as an older female for a young kid out of college and now everything is a mess. Also, Scott's Miracle Gro should work Merchandisers in pairs. Merchandisers should never work alone for multiple reasons that I tried to express to management but they wouldn't listen. One of those reasons being to avoid injuries. I incurred three minor injuries on the job that I had to seek treatment and physical therapy for. If I had a partner in all three situations, it could have been avoided. I felt like as a female, I was not heard in this company. Also, their company policy states that we get two paid "volunteer days" per year. I am a volunteer with a few different organizations. When Hurricane Michael hit us as a Category 3 here in Southwest Georgia I was volunteering non stop. I contacted Scott's to see if I could at least get my two "volunteer days" and they refused to give them to me. I was asked to return to this position after contracting covid and I chose not to.

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