A one time great, employee first company that has lost itself. - Anonymous employee General Mills Employee Review

3.0
21 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart people, good marketing budgets, and great family location in MN.

Cons

Politically charged matrix, slow to change, and losing it appeal as being an employee first company. Slow to move forward with today's work environment of flexibility.

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17 Mar 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, many people fully remote or hybrid

Cons

Layoffs are often and if you don’t move quickly you get caught up in them

4.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

Work life balance, pay, company culture

Cons

Slow to adopt innovation, bends to the whims of the shareholders

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