Topics regarding layoffs at 3M

Topics regarding layoffs at 3M

Only a Week to Go

The RTO mandate begins next week. I honestly thought I would be seeing more anger about it on here as the time got closer, but instead, the discussion about it has just kind of dried up. Has everyone just kind of quietly given up and accepted it? ... — read more 


Bill Brown’s Payday Is Built on Your Back

Bill Brown isn’t leading 3M for you, he’s leading it for himself. His $21M pay is wired to explode if the stock price climbs. That means every cut, every squeeze, every “efficiency” is just a stepping stone to his payday. To him, workers aren’t... — read more 

More lawsuits with 3M fingerprints

Neogen - investor class action lawsuit for transitional operation difficulties? What will be the Solventum aftermath? 3M, Solventum……. anyone seeing transition going well? Another coverup to shield from investors? Confused……..just google


The company I joined is gone

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 

Should I report an ethics violation?

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 

Divisions or not, within each BG

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?

Would you Support a New Union?

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 

Why is IT just contacting everything out?

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 

Yet another Sunset

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

Pay DECREASE for WYW?

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?

What’s going on in CBG?

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.

CRSL VP

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

Breaking up 3M?

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?

The Fall of 3M

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 

Who is The Joke Really on?

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 

American Dream or Nightmare

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 Recognized For Environmental Stewardship

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 

RTO

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 

This site

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 

Why the push for updating our goals?

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 

RTO is here just to make you quit

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 many meetings

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.

This company deserves better leadership

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 

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