I thought we were going to chop the company up into pieces, not add more?

https://youtu.be/FnLJdZR_XeY?si=EWru34zxeItkgTj6

And through it all, they'll keep giving us pep talks about working harder. The disconnect is staggering.

Great article on the Hill about how RTO initiatives are sabotaging productivity because the office is a noisy, distracting time-su-k: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5775420-remote-first-productivity-growth/ But as we all know, BB's... — read more 

I've been working long enough to know the difference between a good manager and a bad one. The bad ones are everywhere sure. But the really awful ones, the ones who make you question everything, I found more of them in five years at 3M than in all my... — read more 

Why is ESC engaging MARS consultant review this time round? Heard they are reviewing for the BSC teams? potential rationalization again??

First our beards, then our coffee cups, now our clocks! Why, why??!!

No reasons given, only that they'll be resigning, effective in a couple weeks.

Sometimes you got to Like BB - 2 departure in one email…both were incompetent.

Nothing this month?

Heard from a grapevine that Area AMCs for CBG will cease to exist and will follow SIBG-TEBG global model. Is it correct?

I just heard from two different trusted sources that managers are receiving lists of employees who aren't on campus 4 days per week. Supposedly this is either already happening or will happen in all groups.

It appears to me there are many 3Mers who are struggling with mental health issues. The constant layoffs, increased workloads, toxicity, harassment, micromanagement, etc. seem to be taking a toll on so many of our colleagues. The colleagues I spoke... — read more 

I've lost count, but the last time I checked I was above 300 applications, which still feels surreal to say out loud. I’m applying to roles I’m genuinely qualified for, the kind where my background, skills, and experience should line up, yet the... — read more 

More and more orgs are rolling LATAM and APAC headcount directly into their SG&A. This allows for a more favorable SG&A as a % of sales when sales don’t increase. The expectation is everyone is global and the jobs can be done anywhere. However, these... — read more 

A few questions regarding 3M's mascot, Scotty: Who watches him all day? What does it cost to have people watch him? Where does he go at night? How much did it cost to trademark his name: The Science Lab? How much time and money went into this... — read more 

BB seems to lose money by tearing things down to rebuild them. In 2021, he bought a $7M house on a Florida golf course and demolished it, building a new multi-million dollar home in its place. In the meantime, he bought a $4.1M condo to live in... — read more 

More companies are adopting or considering “peanut butter” pay raises, which are across the board increases given equally to all employees rather than tied to performance. While 48 percent of organizations plan to continue performance based raises... — read more 

We know why. Americans need to write because we're too expensive. Outsource and offshore.

We need real growth, not by pulling ahead to make quarterly figures. Financial Hocus Pocus always ends in tears.

I'm being dragged into a project to help prepare a consultancy to take over a major compliance job. This consultancy has never done a good job in my experience. I'm soooo sure they're going to succeed this time though. Zero percent chance of... — read more 

My manager told me that I didn't get rated a 4 but that he fought for a 3% increase in my AIP payout...which is not even a noticeable difference. But It got me thinking about our rating system. In the past if you got a 4 or 5 you had a multiplier... — read more 

I just got my P4P statement as a JG 14, and the salary range for range minimum, market reference point and range maximum are exactly the same 3 numbers to the dollar between my P4P statements dated 2025 and 2026. Did they freeze the salary ranges or... — read more 

CEO Bill Brown was seen visiting Cottage Grove last week. Still don’t know if that’s a good thing or bad thing

I love it how EHS loves to toot their own ho-n about how AMAZING their training is. $5 everything she put up is straight lies.

Manufacturing PMIs in Europe start expanding and workforce is being cut - great move Wi--y... Who could have thought that a former retiree CEO only has short term interest in the stock price/his options package and a majority external sourced execs... — read more 

What do you expect to happen?

Do our execs nurture innovation in any meaningful way? Do they know how to do it? All I see is folks tweaking KPIs and bragging about success. We lost our core values and we struggle to innovate. I am not even sure if we can recover from this, the... — read more 

We would have needed an 8% increase this year to match how far behind increases are compared to SSA COLA over the last 5 years. If it feels likes like you are making less, it’s because you are. Guess we should all work 5.68% less hours to keep up... — read more 

I feel like there isn’t any real insider knowledge on this page, but let’s give a go. Anyone know what the tour in first week of April will be for? With everything going on, I believe it’s potentially to bring in a new business.

Anybody hear any news on restructuring in the UK?

I guess I thought we would hear something today. If it is decent, I also find that a bit odd given all the layoffs underway this year.

In Legal Affairs this week, 11 people most of whom are in their 50’s and women with pensions. They are outsourcing their jobs to India and hiring a few of them to teach their jobs to and manage their Indian replacements. Of course if you are one of... — read more 

The rumor on the street is that Germany will be hit with a 30% reduction in force. Can someone local or from EMEA confirm?

Any likelihood of Headcount Freeze being lifted any time soon. this is regarding a job on the IT side. Thank you.

Hardly anyone sticks at the same place.

Will be communicated through unions and worker councils depending on local laws. That's what I heard but do not know how the numbers break down.

Details a bit fuzzy on this. And yes, I know, it's a rough year.

It's clear they're either going to gut it or tear it down, it's just a matter of time. Why else would they have only like 3 (above ground) floors in service? It's weird hearing about how some functions don't have desks but we've got 10 empty floors... — read more 

Well actually, I heard BB is only allowing 7% of us to get promoted. In 2024, it was close to 30%. In January 2025, BB told all the managers - you know all those people you decided in December 2024 to promote? Cut that in half. As a result... — read more