Gone are the days when someone got their foot in the door they would ultimately retire from 3M. Under current CEO, a new tradition has emerged of yearly reorganizing to drive growth and results. The continual revolving door of knowledgable... — read more 

A prototypical 3M division will be roughly: 1 Division President 3 - 6 Vice Presidents as division functional heads (marketing, sales, laboratory, manufacturing, etc.) 15 - 40 Directors (portfolio functional leaders, area division leaders... — read more 

Let's see tonight CEO huddle

Taking stock of current layoffs so far: LSS - 100+? APAC - haven’t seen an estimate What’s the next shoe to drop as cost cutting measures go up? Seen rumblings about LVS

😯 For better or worse, your performance is tied to your boss's performance so you could be vulnerable if your boss is transferred, fired, demoted, or forced to retire... — read more 

Heard the announcement to the affected APAC employees will begin this week of 14Nov. Not really a good time for their departing Christmas season. Thanks to M&M leadership. Can anyone confirm this?

12:25 (UTC), 10 November 2022 In a court filing, Judge Rodgers has said that it is “paradoxical” for 3M to make Aearo take all the blame and “strategically steered into bankruptcy” while asserting it has no liability itself in the... — read more 

There are some exceptions, but for the technical functions and general management it runs like this: Salaries are US center point numbers, total cash pay (base salary plus target bonus, not including stock options). Percentage of bonus increases as... — read more 

Dear Mike and Monish, You have been marvelous (queue in Billy Crystal). Hopefully you have not let people on this website bring you down and listen to their negativity and incessant whining. You've done what very few leaders could have done under... — read more 

After spending so much money with consultant the 3M Execution model has been officially put to death. What a waste of resources !!

Looks like the tides are turning back? $150 anyone?

You are very much honored and very much appreciated for all that you have done. Thank you for your courage and for putting your country first. Thank you for protecting our country, for your bravery, and for all that you do to make this country safe... — read more 

I heard on the news the local news the other night that even though 3M “settled” with 3M, there is a clause or something saying that they can go back to 3M if the clean up cost exceed the $850 million settlements. Is this true? So 3M in essence has... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/decades-long-campaign-of-deception-california-ag-rob-bonta-sues-3m-dupont-over-toxic-chemical-exposure/ar-AA13YSCd

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/law-firm-kirkland-cleared-represent-bankrupt-3m-earplug-subsidiary-2022-11-10/

Another lawsuit. Not surprising. https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-sues-3m-and-dupont-over-pfas-chemicals-11668113297

I joined 3M in 2014 as a business analyst. I was a happy new employee, eager to do different things. Above all I wanted to learn. All worked fine first. After some time I realized that the management does not care about new employees, they... — read more 

Have you heard about the new program?

The board and management use all the flashy activities to show a) they are doing something GE Ex-imports, Consultants and A3M and acquisitions, layoffs , Org realignments, rule by constant fear And then when nothing works use all the crutches... — read more 

Now, that's what I call employee-centric.

The APAC layoffs have just started this week. Department heads have been instructed to give names. Plants are not spared for this round.

https://www.zawya.com/en/business/technology-and-telecom/3m-opens-new-regional-headquarters-in-dubai-c2edvb1d 💰💸💵💶💷💴

Did Roman say this or anything like it when the massive and fifth consecutive year of layoffs were announced? The following is a statement from Mark Zuckerberg, who gets a lot of criticism and some of it is deserved. Nevertheless, he stood up and did... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/lists/worlds-best-employers/

To all those folks who were layed off, fired, forced out, etc., the board thanks you for sacrificing your job so we had the money to pay our rich shareholders. Nov. 8, 2022 The 3M Board of Directors declared a dividend on the company's common... — read more 

Wonder if the employees still follow the DMAIC methodology when it comes to problem solving? Or throw it out of the window?

they are saying production employees, lol in Brazil can pick and choose their shifts, what a load of baloney, and then have the cheek to say that this makes Mother Mining a great attraction for bringing talented employees to work, what a load of... — read more 

No executive bonuses if the main reason they make their numbers is by eliminating positions. Evaluate them based on what they actually did vs cutting cost. Anybody can run the numbers and balance a check book. Leadership should get bonuses based... — read more 

Have you experienced 'quiet firing', which is when a manager subtly encourages a worker to quit or neglects them through lack of feedback, resources, or support?

As 3M managers are forced to gets more internally focused, they are losing touch with our markets and customers. Somehow they feel taking 30-40% of a sales reps working time away from actual selling in order to fill out SF.com with questionable... — read more 

From Department of Labor website "The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) protects workers, their families, and communities by requiring employers with 100 or more employees (generally not counting those who have worked less than... — read more 

I’ve heard/seen lots of corporate LSS… it’s frightening how many lately. 100? Something like that

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered 3M Company to sample local drinking water and provide treatment for chemical contamination around its Cordova, IL, facility. 3M has agreed to comply. According to the EPA, at least 19 different... — read more 

Investors just got another lackluster earnings report from industrial conglomerate 3M (MMM 0.77%). While the stock has undoubtedly sold off in recent years due to its growing legal risks, the company has also disappointed investors with its... — read more 

3M and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have agreed on plans to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Cordova region. Through the agreement, 3M will build on its work to address past PFAS manufacturing in the area... — read more 

3M is joining other global corporations, governments and non-governmental organizations at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to further the dialogue and plans for combating climate change. As a globally diverse... — read more 

Today he is “excited” to announce 3M Continuous Improvement. Aka, let’s lay off a bunch more people, I’m sure everyone is as excited as him. Disingenuous and tone deaf. Sounds like the next failed executive initiative to me, Advance 3M 2.0. I wish I... — read more