Working At 3M - Ask a Question | Comparably
3M Claimed Company
3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing more than 55,000 products, including adhesives, laminates, and many more. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
843
TOTAL
RATINGS
8031
HR or Marketing? Claim Your Free Employer Account

Q&A With 3M Employees

Discover what life with 3M is like for 3Mers at our plants, labs and offices, how our pay and benefits enable 3Mers to live their best life, how 3Mers are making an impact in the world, and why 3Mers are encouraged to always bring their true selves and curiosity to work each day.

How employees describe working at 3M

The company is in a steep decline. Would not be surprised if they go bankrupt in 3-5 years. It is a small miracle that they can still find customers dumb enough to buy their low quality, overpriced adhesives.

quality of product always good

Highly skilled craftsmen who are talented.

My peers, team, manager and compensation

There are OT opportunities all the time

Read More

What it's like to work at 3M

  • 3M employees generally work 9.4 hrs a day
  • Employees at 3M report the work pace is comfortably fast
  • On a typical day, employees at 3M have 1 meeting
  • 79% of 3M employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
  • 3M employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
  • 72% of 3M employees report they are happy with their work life balance
  • 3M employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
  • 60% of 3M employees call their work environment positive

Q&A With 3M Employees

Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 63% of the same employees also feel like 3M is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at 3M.

View Response & Answer »

Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 3M's Engineering team rates their manager a B+ or 74/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The engineering team (75%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.

View Response & Answer »

Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 3M employees rates their pay and overall compensation a B+ or 73/100. 68% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 88% of employees get raises every year.

View Response & Answer »

Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 87% of 3M employees in Marketing say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Marketing also get 20-30 days of paid vacation.

View Response & Answer »

Curious about what work's like at 3M?

Anonymously Ask 3M Employees Any Question

Ask Anonymous Question

Should I work at 3M?

36% of 3M employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 19% are neutral and 45% would not recommend working at 3M to their friends.

-9
eNPS Score
36%Promoters
19%Passive
45%Detractors
×
Rate your company