Haven't heard anything since May. Are Peter and Dom going to have Kearney do a 100 page analysis for possible marketing strategies? Maybe by then the two will have enough pocket change to buy it at fire sale prices.
3M Earplug Lawsuit News
August 16, 2023 The latest case count in the MDL is 259,385. New cases are still being filed, and cases are being dismissed, keeping the total number of cases relatively steady. Judge Rodgers dismissed more cases yesterday, so the actual number is... — read more
PFAS & PFOS LINK TO CANCER
Our company said this stuff was harmless. A whole new wave of litigation is now expected. The link between PFAS and testicular cancer among service members was never directly proven — until now. A new federal study for the first time shows a direct... — read more
Yuck
Just listened to Gibbons town hall. Just yuck.. please leave and take all your new hires.
Promote Gibbons to CEO now!
Share price under Mike has dropped to 100 again. Only Gibbons has the guts and vision to cut out the fat (overpaid and co--y MTE roles needed to be cut by 50 percent or more). Kearney has clearly helped this company realign and energize the mess Pete... — read more
Why do you work at 3M?
Curious why folks still work here? Why not go somewhere else? Thanks!
Is Vale still an option as remainco CEO?
Haven't heard much on the legal front since the bombshell revelation and termination in May. I'm beginning to wonder if the cops used entrapment style tactics and are now in hot water with the judge. Vale getting off without a trial would boost his... — read more
Salary range
Does anyone know the salary range for directors, vp‘s and svp‘s? We have so many of them…
PFAS & PFOS LINK TO CANCER
Our company said this stuff was harmless. A whole new wave of litigation is now expected. The link between PFAS and testicular cancer among service members was never directly proven — until now. A new federal study for the first time shows a direct... — read more
A deep dive into our CFO
There has been many a topic devoted to our beloved CFO....MoPo, Money Potti, Moneyish...or whatever you might prefer to call him. Consensus is that he is not a popular figure in 3M and his decisions have led to lot of angst in the last few years... — read more
Cut with the suspense. Just promote Gibbons
It's obviously Monish didn't wow the board during his finest hour of cutbacks. Lavers is clearly Healthcare CEO. With Vale gone, time for the board to hire the most decisive guy left: peter. Like Gibbons or not, he is passionate and decisive and... — read more
Consumer Townhall
How about a little honesty and just tell us that there needs to be cost cuts. I have never heard so much Bullsh-t made up. Karina is amateur hour on stage. Nothing has changed even with different leaders and different division names. Having us... — read more
STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE
after 10 years of low pathetic pay rises and successive managers saying employees are well paid, the worker bees of Bangor, UK will be going on strike in August. Management have been ignorant and tone deaf to the plight of just how badly paid... — read more
Jet Tracker - Special Update - Aug 11
(Note: This site ate a first version of this post for some reason, re-posting) 3M jets have been really busy in just the last few days, something is up. This is the most intense 3M jet traffic I've seen since we went down to 3 jets. All of the... — read more
Special Update - Unusual Jet Activity
Just a heads up, something is happening with the jets. This is the most concentrated jet activity I've seen in a while, if ever with only 3 jets. My guess is an in-person board meeting, but that is a blind guess. The stops in just the past few... — read more
3M Red Wing Fall Protection
Horrible event in Red Wing 3M plant. This plant has been a sole producer of Fall protection for many regions of the world. My daughter was hired for a summer contact role and was eliminated 3 weeks early for unknown reasons. While I think full time... — read more
Wee Pete sleeps on his soapbox
Wee Pete loves talking $hite, saying this company is a sleeping giant, he will say whatever he likes and honestly he believes his own hype, but what hype, he sold a few cups of coffee and a few tyres extra,now he is getting millions for himself as... — read more
3M employee health decline
Ever since the last round of cuts, I have seen emails at all hours of the day (and night); additionally, I keep hearing employees from plants and from corporate suddenly talking about their declining health. This doesn't seem like just normal... — read more
Middle Management
What do they actually do all day? I thought 3M was restructuring yet they're all still lingering? I laughed when a coworker said 3M meant Micro-Manage and Meetings. Funny but true. Can we clean house on some wasteful jobs in the plants already? Buy... — read more
3M shares retreat to below $100
Despite beating Quarter results, its share price is retreating back below $100. Get out while you can.
Does anyone not use Everyday Wins?
Does anyone not use their Everyday Wins points? It appears it gets added as part of gross income, with offsetting Journal entries on your paycheck stubs, but also expires. The Dept of Labor & Industry has indicated this is a form of wage theft.
GSC changes to report into US
I am seeing and hearing more and more scenarios where GSC employees are now reporting directly into US businesses and dotted line into GSC management. Has anyone else been noticing this?
LinkedIn Propaganda
Is 3M paying people to post 3M propaganda articles on LinkedIn? It seems that various people I am connected with are sharing all sorts of positive 3M content on their page everyday. Based on the text shared, it seems scripted and not written by the... — read more
NEW LAWSUIT - South Carolina attorney general files lawsuit against companies over toxic ‘forever chemicals’
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a lawsuit against several companies, including 3M and DuPont, over toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. According to a press release from Wilson’s office, PFAS are unnatural, synthetic chemical... — read more
the dying embers are going out
When 3M splits into two via th spin-off, there are several factors that can influence the share prices of the new companies (the "RemainCo" and the "SpinCo"): Initial Reaction: Initially, when the spin-off is announced, there could be uncertainty... — read more
Bad strategy
If the company's plan is to exert pressure on employees in order to make them quit on their own and save on severance pay, then I think that's a terrible strategy... Micromanaging and overwhelming people won't bring any of the results they are... — read more
Jet Tracker Update - August 6th
Flights through yesterday: Notes: Trips to DC - almost every week a jet seems to be going there for a day. Asia circuits are running almost every month, but always the same stops. I wonder just how much of 3M Japan and Korea's time/bandwidth... — read more
In the wake of 3M Company's latest US$3.5b market cap drop, institutional owners may be forced to take severe actions
Institutions are selling their shares of 3M. Who can blame them? Performance has been horrible. Also, 3M knew its chemicals were spreading through the environment and just kept producing and selling more. The only time 3M has produced less PFOA's is... — read more
My turn to quit
In two weeks, I'll be gone. I already feel like a new man.
Glassdoor.com Post
3M's top leadership and BOD's commitment to their strategy, initiatives, and people has suffered greatly since about 2015. The company has fallen on hard times financially and has replaced much of its highly talented leadership with outsiders who do... — read more
It is time for 3M to change
The worst thing for a company is a toxic culture. Employees who are harassed, bullied, excluded, micromanaged and more cannot reach their full potential. Studies have shown a toxic work environment makes employees sick and can even cause PTSD. 3M... — read more
Town Hall
Anyone ballsy enough to ask about his son again...?
2nd Round Interviews
Got to second round interviews at another twin cities metro manufacturer. So excited!!!!! Wish me luck!
The worst thing for a company
Without a doubt, the worst thing for a company - and this absolutely applies to 3M - is when the top-notch employees can't move up the ladder. It happens all the time here and the result is a disaster. It costs us the best people because they smarten... — read more
CEO Huddle
Anything new shared today?
3M Open (golf tournament) posts feel so dystopian to me. 10K people lost jobs but here we are gloating at multi million golf tournament. SMH
Should have cancelled it and not rub it in the face of everyone who got laid off. Especially people that couldn't attend anyways (plant folk). So detached from moral reality.
3M Age Discrimination
3M age discrimination. If you are over 50, watch your back. You will not receive support from your manager, HR, EAP, or ethics line. Take good notes and have a lot of documentation – many good employment attorneys in your country/state. Bowman v... — read more
Everyone seems to be close to burn out here
Am I right? Ironically, those who are the prized above others for reasons we cannot fathom, have almost no stress.