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MSC Industrial Direct

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No chance of advancement at this company. Poor Management - Anonymous employee MSC Industrial Direct Employee Review

1.0
Jan 24, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice building, nice cubicles, nice scenery outside the building.

Cons

You are only allowed to post for the internal jobs. The problem with that is over 20 jobs on the public website apposed to 2 on the internal postings. I'm assuming that is how they control who comes into the company and how they will keep them in the same box. I agree with the poster that said be careful of the good reviews, they come from upper management. The last good review was no doubt written by a marketing executive. We have all heard those same phrases repeated in company meetings. Also agree with the person that said people pretend to be happy because they will not speak up in fear of upper management. Employees are forced to gripe among each other just to get through the day. The mission statement is a joke. Upper Management does not care about employees, suppliers, or customers.

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Cons

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