Heard from area VP that Q2 sales is looking bad and people are starting to pull in Q3 sales numbers. Looks like this is going to spiral down to year end with no actual growth. Second half of year will suffer due to pull in price increases.

During the Q2 Town Hall, a question was asked about our strategy to replace commodity IT roles with external partners. The answer was that we're moving to more of a factory model of labor, and we're going to reduce the need to have specialized 3M... — read more 

Hot Mess town hall today. Will he paint the org all rosy, as if we should be happy to be working under him? Will he conveniently skip over his big project to outsource all?

I do good work for me. Not for the company. They don’t care whether I try or not. There is no reward coming my way. Odds are I will be let go eventually and nobody in management will lose any sleep over it. But I also know myself. If I spent eight to... — read more 

Sold?

Anything happening in sales?

Marketing, quality, operations, VPs, and the contracts teams have all been affected. Positions have been consolidated, and some work has been outsourced overseas. It’s still ongoing, and word around the office is that sales could be next.

It finally happened today: my supervisor told me I was on “the list” for not swiping my badge enough. I pointed out the irony that we’re raising product prices because of higher oil costs, yet somehow there’s never any corresponding increase in... — read more 

Heard people will start getting notified from May 18th in the US. Also heard the entire IT in Costa Rica will be shut down? Does anyone has any other info.

Any offer must be approved personally by Paul Gallagher, I thought he was meant to remove layers of approval...?

JLJ gone. No “thanks for your service”. Just appoint interim long timer and business as usual. Good for 3M. He was very bad at his job.

3 jokers - KC, KP and DP - held a 30 min listening session and the way some questions were handled makes it look like they do not have any creds to be in that place. Especially KC's response to why the merit increase multiplier was low this year... — read more 

r&d is as cushy as it gets. people sit around trying to stay in the cto’s good graces while he promotes his buddies and little gets done. i’ve heard the same from a friend in it, where leadership is just as rough, and everyone is trying to get away... — read more 

If you like self-harm follow the PAM dude who constantly shares AI slop on LinkedIn. That's a full time job bro.

We’re almost at a year of return to office and I still don’t have a desk. Anyone else?

Always the good ones they seem to let go

He wastes more than half of these meetings regarding everything he talks about in the earnings calls. The guy can't comprehend that employees care about things other than share price.

Any thoughts or news of a joint venture or sell off?

Anyone like to give some predictions? Stock up or down tomorrow?

There are things that clearly aren’t working, but no one says it directly. Instead, we just keep adjusting around them. It feels like everyone sees it, but no one wants to be the one to call it out. So it just continues. Because that's so much better... — read more 

They are no longer 3M? Are they Madison employees now, or are they redundant?

My friend at HQ was just impacted. He was JG 16 and he said they wanted him to sign a "mutual" separation form. Then he could keep his Stock options, but get NO severance. He has 20+ years with the company - this is so crazy. So 3M is going cheap... — read more 

Were we supposed to see our raises already for salary in America? Got a 3 for a ranking, thought we would at least see a cost of living raise effective April 1st

Just heard they're moving the BG analyst teams to CODA. Anyone know what the plan is?

Packaging moving to global logistics? Sourcing was a bad home for them. Why logistics?

In his first month of being interim CIDO, "Hot Mess" has already announced another restructuring for IT. What an innovative strategy that will absolutely not backfire. But don't forget to do your Time tracking (give me a break).

Heard there is another round of consultant survey by Mars Company right now. And there are proposals of significant headcount right sizing. Any news about the target groups ?

It seems like prime real estate for a few divisions. Or are they just going to demolish it all? They wouldn’t sell it to Solventum. Supposedly they tried to buy it but 3M’s price was far too high.

It’s hard not to notice the growing stagnation within 3M’s PSD division. For a company long known for innovation, the lack of meaningful new products coming out of this group is concerning. The pipeline feels dry, and the urgency that once defined... — read more 

Anyone notice this year their pay seems a bit lighter? I'm all for not having to pay at tax season but in this economy I'm not willing to wait until 2027 to get my money back from the government. Would prefer payroll figures out their error and fixes... — read more 

Be ready for change

It feels like I'm paying for the privilege of having a job.

I come into the office Mon-Thurs, just to log on to my computer and talk to people in Costa Rica and India. I don't talk to anyone in the office with me. Why do I need to be in the office for that?

That's torture. The stress never lets up. I'd take a few big and quick rounds over that any day.

Getting anything done across teams requires going through multiple people. Even simple requests turn into long chains of communication, and by the time something actually moves forward, the urgency is usually gone. Collaboration is way more... — read more 

When you read these threads you wonder was it ever a good company? So much whining and moaning and everything is wrong and it’s always the fault of others. Perhaps simply a long-term losing culture?

Heard of any layoffs for CBG teams? Got a worrying invite about an hour ago about a virtual team update tomorrow morning.

People are getting cut this month in a division here, rumor I heard was if 3M keeps it below 50 a month they don't have to announce it publicly or notify the state? I have not heard of anyone in my division getting cut.

A little birdie has reported that Plant Engineering 3M has until December to come up with a transition plan. Not sure if to JLL or CBRE however, with an April deadline. Sorry folks, but 3M continues in its decline.

How the he-l do people get promoted here? Outside of knowing the right folks, of course. Is it even possible?