4.0
7 Nov 2008
Former employee
Maplewood, MN
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
3M has a very innovation oriented culture. Employees are encouraged to come up with even incremental process and product improvements. Coworkers are very cooperative. There are very few barriers to information sharing. You can go across the campus to another lab and get the resources you need for your project.
Cons
To succeed in 3M, you have to be working in a core technology such as films, adhesives or biochemicals. If you are in a support group or division, opportunities for exciting projects or career advancement are limited. Mid level managers seem to have very little power. They have very limited ability to help their direct reports in performance improvements until it is too late.