I’ve been at M3 long enough to remember when we were scrappy, focused, and actually proud of the work we did. We moved fast, took care of each other, and leadership had a clear sense of direction. That’s all faded over the years. Now it’s just... — read more 

I'm in IT, and one of our VPs has insisted on hiring a third party agency to do something that we were doing well. The third party agency is failing and it's obvious to everyone involved. The VP refuses to entertain any complaints, and demand that... — read more 

As someone in SIBG who works for a division, can someone explain what the he-l has happened to TEBG and CBG? No more divisions? Is there a way to talk about the different product/portfolio groups within each of those BGs or no?

I just saw a separate comment about this, so I’m curious - for those in global job roles that have early morning calls with Europe and evening calls with Asia 3Mers, who do most of your day-to-day work online, would you support a new union at 3M in... — read more 

Offer food and they will come!

Over the past year or so, I've watched as IT leadership refuses to take on any work and instead insists that we should have third party agencies handle it. I don't think it's a budgetary thing, because the agencies typically charge more than... — read more 

Now they want to sunset the culture behavior and replace with a totally new set. What will that help to achieve for the company?

Why are those who still work from home due to job or being out of the "Travel Distance" getting a 10% reduction in pay? One explanation was the people who are not RTOing don't need it for transportation costs? Does this even make sense?

Every leader people like is being pushed out. We are now left with an extremely toxic management team who wouldn’t hesitate to throw their people under the bus. The culture used to be a huge strength. It’s depressing to work here now.

New documentary on utube and aired on MN local (9) news today. Most of it I was aware of, so curious as to timing…. Does the state want more money…? https://www.fox9.com/video/1683595

Evidently the VP who vanished months ago is now suing 3M for racial and gender discrimination.

I've seen several comments here saying that BB's plan is to break up 3M into many smaller companies. What's the evidence for this? Has he or leadership ever spoken about this publicly?

They called the dividend a promise. A signal of stability. Proof that everything was under control. But promises break. The $10 billion water settlement? That wasn’t the victory they told you—it was the down payment on something much darker. October... — read more 

Face it, you get your check (so far) and what "benefits" they still allow. What's the problem? Having dealt with IBM, GE, and Honeywell over the years, some of these 3M folks are clueless. Pensions were gone from those places 30 years ago. The worst... — read more 

I am coming up on nearly 30 years with this company. It used to be great, the first five years were good, learning new skills and being offered courses for advancement and monthly chats with a personnel officer. The next 25 years were just a hump on... — read more 

3M's last quarterly report just revealed 3M Cynthiana plant received a new subpoena demanding information about PFAS and alleged hazardous substances used or released at the site. The notice from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet also... — read more 

so many people posting here about their complaints but not a single post about a better option out there. other company's sites that I checked, like JNJ, etc have almost none and I worked in both places, that place was not better than 3M. I just... — read more 

Experienced hire in the SMDL, pretty scared off by posts in here and the general security that job would offer. Have a pretty good role and the pay increase would be

Because they don’t care about productivity, efficiency, collaboration, or the actual results of RTO. What they care about is pushing people to quit. Every RTO rollout, in every company, has always been about attrition first. RTO has been around long... — read more 

Wow, sure looks like we're ready for RTO!

Any 3M people here knows what is the above model? Is it like Advance 3M 2.0?

RTO? I’m in. But, give us office space. Give us reliable internet/infrastructure. Have a plan, share it, THEN have RTO. So far, nobody seems to know the plan at senior leadership levels, and many already expect chaos and delays. Happy to be in... — read more 

There was a time the information on this site was interesting, actually felt like it was an inside scoop to what was to come. Now.. I don’t believe the majority that post on here are actual 3Mers, and if they are we are in serious trouble because... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/ar-AA1Iox0V

I guess it’s time to start looking for another job.

Stop throwing your toys out the pram and grow up.

My boss has been hounding me and my team about updating our goals in Workday. Everybody knows that there are no promotions or raises or any rewards, whatsoever, for good work, so the only motivation left is to not get fired in this soft economy... — read more 

Or is it about getting to know the thousands of employees across the global organization — and understanding how they actually create value for the company? Increasingly, that value has been generated from their home offices — far more effectively... — read more 

Others commenting here are dead on. And sure, this policy might backfire, maybe even spectacularly. Nobody’s quitting with this job market unless they literally can’t comply. That said, it’d be smart for leadership to see how RTO played out... — read more 

Way too little actual work getting done. We need to get rid of people who just meeting-surf all day and contribute exactly zero to the bottom line.

Revoking “Work Your Way” is a pi-s poor, short-sighted decision that reeks of control over competence. For a company that talks a big game about innovation and trust, this move exposes how out of touch leadership—especially Bill Brown—really... — read more 

The guy got rid of Moni Moni, Tireman, and some other losers. He dragged out RTO far longer than most other big companies, including any in the Twin Cities. Compensation is great and he's willing to pay for performance. He knows what his job is -... — read more 

Tier after tier leading to more and more tears. US folks needing to be online at 7am to talk to Europe. Europe folks online at 8am to talk to Asia and into the night for the US. Asia folks online most nights of the week to talk to anyone. Well, we’re... — read more 

Now that we are all being forced back to the office, any interest in a badging service? $100 a month?

We all know that 3M isn't actually prepared for RTO. Because we're not actually going back into the office. The RTO announcement is to encourage people to quit. Bill hates the idea of paying severance when he can just make your job so unspeaking... — read more 

BB is an antiquated, out of touch sheep following what other companies do. Instead of 3M being a bold envisioned company amount peers, our leadership is looking to peers for what to do. If BB wants to go back in time, why not bring back profit... — read more 

So, WYW is officially over starting September 1. Communication to be sent July 8th. B Brown sent out the following to "leaders" today. Leaders, Tomorrow I will announce that we will begin to sunset Work Your Way starting in September, with most... — read more 

My time here has clearly run its course. I’m burnt out, and I can’t shake the feeling of utter futility surrounding everything I do. But three of my colleagues were let go last year, and none of them have been able to find another job. Judging by all... — read more 

Heard they going to mandate WYW minimum 4 days in office. Finally it is happening.

For those in IT or if you're working in a business division that's affected, what are your thoughts on the current IT Change Freeze? Do you think it's needed and is it being communicated effectively? Curious on what everyone is thinking rn.