Good company that is going downhill. - Software Engineer 3M Employee Review

3.0
12 May 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great manager that supports and works hard for our department. My team is very collaborative and supportive. Lots of team training and help. Great products and a lot of potential to get back to being a great company

Cons

Upper management rules by fear. Lots of decisions made by upper management without knowing if they are feasible or good ideas. Upper management constantly promises things to customers without ever talking to the development teams. The healthcare network in the salt lake area is terrible. The dollar rules over ethics at times. Upper management is constantly pushing for employees to work overtime, with no compensation. Lots of witch hunts trying to find who made a mistake instead of finding a solution and moving on. Lots of decisions to release software without allowing for proper testing.

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5.0
15 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay and coworkers were friendly

Cons

Rotating shifts were not for me

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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