General Mills Employer Reviews

A great place ot work. Excellent work/life balance and benefits. Lots of training available to grow employees.

It was never a dull moment.The work was hard but satisfying.

Fast paced environment, always on the move. Continued search in saving money for the company and finding ways to reduce waste.

A world company with a mission to make lives healthier, easier and richer.

I enjoy working for GMI, but feel that they are struggling, as many other packaged food producers are, to figure out what its role is in the current economy and culture.

They make high-quality products, but, as a duty to their shareholders, they continue to remove quality for the sake of margins. It's a delicate balance--one which many other food companies – more... are struggling with--but I think they've swung too far toward the "value" side, while charging premium prices at the same time. – less

A real good company to work for, with a los of incentives, great insurance plan. Good management and relationshipmwith all co-workers.

General Mills was a nice place to work u got along with everyone could work overtime.I learn about different of cerals and machines.

General Mills does an excellent job hiring quality people with great attitudes and vast knowledge. If you are considering a career here the people will do their best to train you even if they aren't provided the correct resources. I would say the most difficult thing to adjust to is the work schedules and the dirty work environment. General Mills provides – more... industry leading benefits and great pay. There is limited career advancement. – less

Good Learning Experience!! Exciting Carrier Opportunistic!!!

Typically worked 12-14 hour days. Due to promotions supervisors changed frequently. Love having resources to get things accomplished and being able to see a finished product quickly.

I've worked for General Mills Inc for over 12 years, I had a great experience growing with the company and providing support for my team. I have held 3 positions within this company & have learned so much. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for employment.

The most enjoyable part of the job was putting together very creative presentations.

Broke down totes in sub-zero temperatures and sorted them in their respective piles.
Operated a forklift, picked product from the freezer using RF scanner.
Opened tote and supplied product to the production lines.

General Mills was by far the most impactful and best place to be for me during the summer of my junior year. They have world-class HR practices, and are committed to the success of individuals

forklift operator
picked orders
scanning/invetory
load/unload trucks

Interactive activities with co-workers all engaged and sharing in analizing and interpreting consumer insights data. Challenge was to modify existing key methodology while introducing alternatives. Reward was to collaborate with others to assess, modify, and implement methodology change, resulting in improved consumer insight.

The job has good pay and good benefits. The negative is that there are too many down weeks (weeks where employees are not working), so sometimes its not a very dependable/stable job, doesn't provide a stable dependable income.

General Mills culture is in the midst of a major culture change as they downsize in response to market forces. This seems to be a period of instability as rapid adjustments are made to recapture share growth. Managers are focusing more on bottom line results and less on team development it seems, particularly for production staff.

A typical day really depended on what project you were working on at the time. I learned a lot about R&D here.

Management really appreciated talent and did their best to make you happy. Co-workers were always helpful and definitely seemed happy to be at work.

The only thing about the job was the location, other than that - I have no complaints. The – more... people were great, employees felt appreciated and they were great about work/life balance. – less

Enjoy the job good challenges high performance work area. There is endless training available to you on all manufacturing equipment. The company is committed to excellence and to be the best. Folks get along with each other pretty well as everyone is dependent on one another for a successful day.