Must have missed something in a prior post Or is it someone else? Asking for a friend. :)
Stop the whining and get back to work!
From an LG15+ employee, you are wasting your lives by complaining as if you are working as plebes in Qatar when you are in fact among the best paid and well treated employees in the world. Pi-s poor behaviour. It's easy to spot your type at work as... — read more
Salaries
Does 3M actually pay people in different countries drastically differently? If you are a sr manager in emea or lat am, do you make less than a sr manager in the us? Then if you get sent to the us do you get a huge raise? So if youre a 14 in mexico... — read more
COBRA questions
I was laid off and now my prescriptions are sky high. How do I sign up for Cobra? Also, do I sign up for Cobra until I find another job and end it then? Or is there a better option for me? Any advice or direction to the right person to talk to?
Concerned about Ethics and Culture at 3M?
There is a lot of news about Diversity and Inclusion and, at the same time, about layoffs and lawsuits. The military earplugs didn't work and permanently injured many of our veterans. The "forever chemicals" pollute drinking water and invade people's... — read more
Why is 3M not getting rid of it's flurochemical business
Why is 3M not getting rid of it's existing flurochemical business. It continues to pay millions of dollars in fines, e.g. state of MN in 2018 and recently in Belgium and the state of AL in 2022 for issues related to PFAS. It will continue to... — read more
3M Announces Upcoming Investor Event - Nov. 30
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 17, 2022 -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced the following investor event: Credit Suisse 10th Annual Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Mike Roman, chairman and chief executive officer, will speak at 9:30... — read more
Do any 3M executives read this site?
If so, what do you think of the commentary here?
How can our CEO receive a 40% pay increase since 2021, while entire teams are being cut in the US and sent to the GSC?
Answer: Roman and his consigliere Patolawala are self-serving, retrograde, criminals who DO NOT care about anyone but themselves. Why did Roman get a pay raise? Papa needs a new yacht. 🛥
Q4 EO townhall
Here are the top "liked" Q&A from the audience. Not sure if they are answered though.
"Exciting" times, huh
So whenever Mike and his crooks say their BS tagline "This is an exciting time for 3M" , "I am very excited for this change" blah blah, what they really mean is "h3ll yeah time for another layoff!". These guys are so insensitive and no empathy at... — read more
3M viewed as potential activist target after 13F filing (update)
3M (NYSE:MMM) may be the target of an activist investor following a 13F filing from Morgan Stanley. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3908648-3m-viewed-as-potential-activist-target-after-13f-filing
Playing survivor at 3M
Gone are the days when someone got their foot in the door they would ultimately retire from 3M. Under current CEO, a new tradition has emerged of yearly reorganizing to drive growth and results. The continual revolving door of knowledgable... — read more
The new title structure
A prototypical 3M division will be roughly: 1 Division President 3 - 6 Vice Presidents as division functional heads (marketing, sales, laboratory, manufacturing, etc.) 15 - 40 Directors (portfolio functional leaders, area division leaders... — read more
Is BG Ops going under EO?
Let's see tonight CEO huddle
Waiting for shoe to drop
Taking stock of current layoffs so far: LSS - 100+? APAC - haven’t seen an estimate What’s the next shoe to drop as cost cutting measures go up? Seen rumblings about LVS
Cold Hard Truths - Subtle signs that you may be on the chopping block!
😯 For better or worse, your performance is tied to your boss's performance so you could be vulnerable if your boss is transferred, fired, demoted, or forced to retire... — read more
November 14
Heard the announcement to the affected APAC employees will begin this week of 14Nov. Not really a good time for their departing Christmas season. Thanks to M&M leadership. Can anyone confirm this?
3M veterans earplug lawsuit judge rebukes ‘deceptive’ MMM attorneys over ‘personal and provocative’ attacks
12:25 (UTC), 10 November 2022 In a court filing, Judge Rodgers has said that it is “paradoxical” for 3M to make Aearo take all the blame and “strategically steered into bankruptcy” while asserting it has no liability itself in the... — read more
3M Grades / Titles / Salaries
There are some exceptions, but for the technical functions and general management it runs like this: Salaries are US center point numbers, total cash pay (base salary plus target bonus, not including stock options). Percentage of bonus increases as... — read more
3M is up 24 dollars in one month!
Dear Mike and Monish, You have been marvelous (queue in Billy Crystal). Hopefully you have not let people on this website bring you down and listen to their negativity and incessant whining. You've done what very few leaders could have done under... — read more
Another failed program - 3MEx
After spending so much money with consultant the 3M Execution model has been officially put to death. What a waste of resources !!
Share price back to $130
Looks like the tides are turning back? $150 anyone?
Veterans Day 2022
You are very much honored and very much appreciated for all that you have done. Thank you for your courage and for putting your country first. Thank you for protecting our country, for your bravery, and for all that you do to make this country safe... — read more
3M MN PFAS Settlement - say it is not so..,
I heard on the news the local news the other night that even though 3M “settled” with 3M, there is a clause or something saying that they can go back to 3M if the clean up cost exceed the $850 million settlements. Is this true? So 3M in essence has... — read more
‘Decades-long campaign of deception’: California AG Rob Bonta sues 3M, Dupont over toxic chemical exposure
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/decades-long-campaign-of-deception-california-ag-rob-bonta-sues-3m-dupont-over-toxic-chemical-exposure/ar-AA13YSCd
Law firm Kirkland cleared to represent bankrupt 3M earplug subsidiary
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/law-firm-kirkland-cleared-represent-bankrupt-3m-earplug-subsidiary-2022-11-10/
California Sues 3M and DuPont Over PFAS Chemicals
Another lawsuit. Not surprising. https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-sues-3m-and-dupont-over-pfas-chemicals-11668113297
Just a quick rant!
I joined 3M in 2014 as a business analyst. I was a happy new employee, eager to do different things. Above all I wanted to learn. All worked fine first. After some time I realized that the management does not care about new employees, they... — read more
3M amplify
Have you heard about the new program?
GE Employees are destroying 3M
The board and management use all the flashy activities to show a) they are doing something GE Ex-imports, Consultants and A3M and acquisitions, layoffs , Org realignments, rule by constant fear And then when nothing works use all the crutches... — read more
Facebook axed 11K employees yesterday, each got a minimum 6 month severance.
Now, that's what I call employee-centric.
APAC layoffs have just started this week (Nov 7-11)
The APAC layoffs have just started this week. Department heads have been instructed to give names. Plants are not spared for this round.
3M opens new regional headquarters in Dubai
https://www.zawya.com/en/business/technology-and-telecom/3m-opens-new-regional-headquarters-in-dubai-c2edvb1d 💰💸💵💶💷💴
Did Roman Say This About Layoffs?
Did Roman say this or anything like it when the massive and fifth consecutive year of layoffs were announced? The following is a statement from Mark Zuckerberg, who gets a lot of criticism and some of it is deserved. Nevertheless, he stood up and did... — read more
3M's #35 best employers in the word (per FORBES)
https://www.forbes.com/lists/worlds-best-employers/
3M Board Declares Quarterly Dividend
To all those folks who were layed off, fired, forced out, etc., the board thanks you for sacrificing your job so we had the money to pay our rich shareholders. Nov. 8, 2022 The 3M Board of Directors declared a dividend on the company's common... — read more