Great Pay. Lousy Company. - Machine Operator 3M Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

They pay very well, especially for their manufacturing positions. They have great benefits. I really like how their vacation and sick time are separated. They seem to care about safety more than other companies.

Cons

I really don't understand how this company is able to stay running with the way management is being ran. They have no concept of LEAN or 5S. To be promoted, they don't really care about how qualified you are for the position. You have to either be male, related to someone, or having "relations" with someone in management to be get anywhere in the company. Their quality is also laughable. I have seen their quality technicians fudge data. Even the quality dept supervisor doesn't understand international regulations for quality. As for life/work balance: there is none. Don't expect to have a life at this company.

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1.0
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Pros

Good pay, benefits, and time off

Cons

The IT org is constantly going through layoffs. The work is going to managed service providers in India. The whole process is clown shoes. They are letting people go that have been here for 20+ years that have so much knowledge and expect to transfer it over to workers who are extremely siloed, who might not even be around in 6 months(the retention rate for this particular MSP is abysmal). These workers are not even dedicated to 3M, they have many other projects. I’m concerned for 3M’s IT future. Walking over dollars to pick up pennies

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