good benefits but no support from management - R&D 3M Employee Review

3.0
Oct 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

great pay, decent benefits, great PTO.

Cons

work/life balance is terrible due to unrealistic expectations in work load. having terrible management makes your work life miserable. huge disconnect between upper management/execs and the technical work force. bloated with bureaucracy. Corporate culture points don't actually seemsto trickle down to the real workers. contract work force (in the labs) are treated and regarded terribly.

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5.0
Feb 19, 2026
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Pros

Great work culture and benefits as well as growth opportunities

Cons

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1.0
Jun 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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