It's basically fine. - Anonymous employee 3M Employee Review

3.0
Oct 12, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers and managers are nice and supportive. A lot of inter-divisional collaborations and many technology platforms are attractive to employees.

Cons

It is very ifficult for molecular biologists to have enough opportunities to use their skill sets, and thus they seem to move away from this field.

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Cons

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