Great Pay. Lousy Company. - Machine Operator 3M Employee Review

2.0
1 Aug 2017
Recommend
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Pros

They pay very well, especially for their manufacturing positions. They have great benefits. I really like how their vacation and sick time are separated. They seem to care about safety more than other companies.

Cons

I really don't understand how this company is able to stay running with the way management is being ran. They have no concept of LEAN or 5S. To be promoted, they don't really care about how qualified you are for the position. You have to either be male, related to someone, or having "relations" with someone in management to be get anywhere in the company. Their quality is also laughable. I have seen their quality technicians fudge data. Even the quality dept supervisor doesn't understand international regulations for quality. As for life/work balance: there is none. Don't expect to have a life at this company.

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Cons

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2.0
25 May 2026
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Pros

Good pay and decent benefits.

Cons

Current management is completely disconnected from the needs and concerns of individual contributors. Which appears to be on purpose, as the company is in an active strategy of both strategic layoffs and of driving attrition in general, so everyone's stress levels are super high. The head of HR just quit so I can only assume worse labor actions are on their way. Also, be ready to not have a desk but still be required to come in 4 days a week.

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