Good work life balance and friendly culture - Software Engineer 3M Employee Review

5.0
Jan 21, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- 3M club events for employees - Good flexibility for work-life balance - Opportunity to learn new technologies

Cons

- Some proprietary legacy technologies that are challenging to work with (Domain)

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3M Response
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Hello, Thank you for your review! We are so happy to hear that you enjoy working for 3M and really appreciate you sharing your feedback.

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