General Mills Inc. Employee Reviews
Out of 683 General Mills Inc. employee reviews, 90% were positive. The remaining 10% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping General Mills Inc. improve their work culture. The Communications team, with 98% positive reviews, reports the best experience at General Mills Inc. compared to all other departments at the company. The Engineering team offered the most constructive feedback, with 18% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Communication and accountability for all
Listening and taking action to concerns brought to them.
Communication, quit playing favorite and change HR mngr.
Empathy and prioritization self reflection and owneership
Communication to done with employees
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
10 years ago there was a waiting list to get a job at my local General mills, now they have a hard time keeping enough staff to run the lines. Every year they take more and more from us, from wage bonuses, taking away the possibility to earn a extra vacation day, and attendance bonuses.
Bonuses thst pay out based on communicated priorities and performance
It's much more complex than 300 characters can accurately detail
Review from Operations Dept
I would like stronger health care benefits.
Review from Communications Dept
Benefits are way below the peer industry standards but I guess the company makes up for it with the culture.
Review from Product Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Communication and to listen to all workers concerns and ideas.
Inclusion of more backgrounds and working styles
Review from Marketing Dept
Improve Roles and Responsibilities definitions
Review from Finance Dept
Our team's communication could be better.
Review from IT Dept
Culture is becoming increasingly competitive, so some coworkers are becoming a little less trustworthy. The ambitious ones are looking for opportunities for visibility, so there can be tensions in some interactions. Newer hires are not as willing to ask experienced coworkers for advice and help.
Review from Product Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Again. Listening to work overload. Getting burnt out working long hard hours to meet expectations.
Change HR manager. He is very manipulative and a complete b.s.er
Stop re-structuring, which degrades moral as good people are severanced and others are left absorbing the work
By making sure all managers apply engaging leaders attitudes, we will make the culture of the company move from good to great
Review from Marketing Dept
Living and breathing the 'taking work out' messaging not just in terms of processes but really focussed work.
Review from Marketing Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
It was several years ago but they were changing systems and all the Resume and Background info was lost a few times requiring duplicate effort. Also, they had contractors setting up interviews and offered very short lead times to come in and speak in person
Review from IT Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
The people at the top of the ladder need to actually care about the employees that make the products and realize it is wrong for the CEO and other upper management to make over 100 times what the average employee makes. Wages, bonuses and benefits need to be increased across the company.
Minimal work-life balance at various points in career
Review from Operations Dept
Too many changes are happening and they aren't improvements
Review from Operations Dept
Young people in sales often become pessimistic and disenfranchised due consistently changing priorities, poor business results, and lack of accountability they are given. Leadership needs to do a better job of finding a way to empower younger employees to have more of a voice in strategic decisions.
Review from Sales Dept
After multiple years of declining sales and layoffs, this is a depressing place to work. New leadership is needed with some method of regaining employee trust
Review from Operations Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
We don't always balance well between growth and cost savings