How are the career growth opportunities on the IT team at General Mills Inc.?

The career growth opportunities are not very good, unfortunately. There is not a lot of turnover, so there are not a lot of opportunities for upward growth, because the numbers of higher level positions are capped, and there is intense competition for the higher level positions. Your chances of career growth are much higher if you are a minority, and slightly higher if you are a woman. General Mills IT does not give promotions based on skills and accomplishments; rather, they give promotions based on the perceptions of the directors. If your manager wants to promote you (to a higher than midlevel job band), they need to make sure all the other directors will approve your promotion. The directors make their decisions on perceptions, not accomplishments or skills, so if they do not have a great perception of you, they will not approve your promotion. Some people are great at selling themselves (regardless of abilities or accomplishments), and these people have a greater chance.