So we make a deal with Amazon on AI and now they get to add their spyware onto our computers….lovely

For those who started as 3Mers (corporate) and are now Solventumers(?!) and maybe now 3Mers again... what are the pros and cons of working for each company??

Remember how the results from the VoE came back, and they promised to discuss them with us? Is that ever going to happen, it are they just ignoring them again this year?

Anyone else getting sick of being retired to come into the office, just to spend all day in Teams meetings, never taking to anyone face-to-face? 95% of my day is solo work, email/Teams messages, and Teams meetings, because there's always at least... — read more 

I'm running into walls and I know people are leaving for new opportunities. Does anybody mind sharing where?

Think of what a company like 3M could do with $6B. Dozens of acquisitions. R&D. Capex for expansion into new markets, plant safety measures, modernization of lines held together with gum and Scotch(TM) tape, sustainable OTIF improvements. Hire and... — read more 

Is anything coming?

For any plants with AI cameras already installed. Any feedback? Are they really “just for safety “? Anyone fired from actions caught on camera?

Wondering if 3M screens/rejects specifically for THC for potential hires at 3M Center since legalization. Asking for a friend. Looking for direct knowledge not speculation, either from being rejected or knowing they don't check/care.

Has anyone heard anything about set in office hours being put into place?

Anyone in CS or CIR been told they’re redundant yet? Very uneasy feeling in limbo waiting to receive that email from HR. Being told redundancies will start from now till possibly early 2028 is such a broad timeline. Wish these di-kheads were more... — read more 

Wonder what additional plants are being reviewed for closure or selling off?

The announcement that there would be no more LTIP for anyone below the T6/Director level, delivered shortly after Roman’s retirement, was admirably clear: if you’re a worker bee, don’t bother dreaming about LTIP. That nectar is now reserved for the... — read more 

Results seem pretty subpar. Or maybe normal for 3M? I haven't been here that long

Will PFAS blow over eventually, or is it a permanent drag on 3M? Thoughts?

People assume a big company like 3M offers a secure career, but one assessment can put everything at risk. You are almost guaranteed to have better luck finding stability somewhere else.

This morning in the earnings call, a reference was made to plant closures. I can’t remember if it was 16 YTD and 10 more in the next 12 months or vice versa. My coworker and I were trying to figure out which plants have been announced for closure and... — read more 

WARN 3M COMPANY The State Rapid Response Team (SRRT) received a Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. ("WARN") email from 3M Company informing us of the facility closure, and permanent layoff of... — read more 

What exactly were the protests at 3M center today about? Not that there isn’t enough to go off of.

I just accepted an offer and I’m set to start in mid-November, but I’m seriously debating what, if anything, I owe my current manager. I’ve heard this place has a habit of cutting people loose the moment they say they’re leaving, so giving two full... — read more 

Expect another wave of people exiting the company after the last sub-executive RSUs are vested and paid. These were "retention" RSUs given during the free fall of 3M stock during period of great uncertainty due to PFAS and ear plug litigation. ... — read more 

I really think 50 Everyday Wins points should be good enough for sales people the “push the boundaries”.

possible,” asking for continued patience. Pulumbarit said within weeks 3M will be able to reach a point “where most people will already know and have been informed” about their future with the company. In a separate communication with employees... — read more 

After a long hiatus, this sh1t is coming back to the factories again. The senior leadersh1t is running our of ideas and restarting old programs.

Just got my open enrollment brochure emailed today. Premiums going up 20%, deductible going up, MOOP going up. Of course, the amount 3M contributes to the HSA doesn’t increase. Seems like they are trying to push people into the new “variable co-pay... — read more 

3M can keep telling employees everything is fine, but that doesn't make the problems disappear. The direction of the company feels pretty clear to those of us watching from inside.

Why are the salaries so high in this department? What value does this organization create? Why is the salary range for an IT Business Management Leader posted with a range of $221,591- $270,834? Why are so many of the "leaders" in IT S&S not based... — read more 

Any possible impact on the existing contracts? Heard from a trusted internal source that WPP has been awarded the AOR. How true is that? Seems more job cuts are on the way

Is there any feasible way for us to band together against our Current Collective Corporate Nightmare (CCCN™️)? I don't know how much longer I can keep pretending this is all normal, and I know I'm not the only one. Is anyone else ready to stop... — read more 

Any speculations on how BB is going to report in upcoming call? Seems like Q3 was a bad quarter as the sales numbers are down and factory production has been lowly utilised.

I was in IT at 3M Center. I left a bit over a month or a month and a half ago. What is it like now? Is everyone back in the office four days a week. Are they still cutting people. How is the new CIO doing. I am kind of glad I left just because of... — read more 

So - as a next step in centralization to the US, I suppose the COEs are gone by end 2028.

I would never have believed I would say this 10 years ago, but I miss the days when executives would just come out and say the word layoff. All this bullsh-t about transformation or transforming the way we do business is ridiculous. We all know at... — read more 

So positions are going to the Philippines and basically no longer a MN company. What was the point of RTO should have just left us to wfh

With everything happening in today's climate around AI, and the talk about putting in safeguards to protect human jobs, what can we do to stop the progression of BB and his goons trying to push more automation and AI capabilities on us, while pushing... — read more 

If you’re not familiar with Jim McNerney (3M CEO 2001-2005), watch the Netflix documentary “Freefall: A reckoning for Boeing”. Bill Brown is using the same playbook as McNerney to inflate short-term stock value by cutting experienced talent, capping... — read more 

I saw someone actually posted an answer to the Employee Survey telling management to come to this site to see how people really feel about working for 3M. Let’s make an “Executive Summary” for them in this thread.