Not what it used to be - Anonymous employee General Mills Employee Review

2.0
17 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some smart co-workers - mainly ones that have come from other companies Nice campus - cafeteria, Caribou, credit union

Cons

Work life balance - bad and getting worse Layoffs - massive layoffs every other year, seemingly no logic to who stays/goes Actions don't match words - talk about valuing employees, but intentionally use temp workers at plants to keep costs down/pay no benefits; talk about improving "decision speed" but spend 4 months laying people off

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Pros

Good work life balance, many people fully remote or hybrid

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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