NDAs + Wickedly Cruel Culture - Analyst McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
Nov 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Money / benefits is the only reason anyone works there.

Cons

Fires people constantly and gets them to sign NDAs with promise of severance/bonus to avoid people sharing their employee experiences only. Last two weeks, two high-performing people have been fired from my team. Both weren’t legally allowed to talk about why they are leaving suddenly… Rude management that disrespects employees lower on the “hierarchy” than themselves Feels like you’re constantly being watched, like there are spies in the open office. Creepy + mysterious things around the office including no cameras inside / outside the building except in parking lot. Not being allowed to talk about personal life with coworkers. No information about the ceo JACK DELANEY online.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

At least in the Systems department, it’s a helpful and collaborative environment.

Cons

3 days in office and potentially long commute from the city

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Pay/benefits are incredibly generous - People are generally easy/nice to work with - Note that the Systems department seems to be fairly isolated from the negative issues discussed in other reviews (e.g. tension between warehouse workers and management) - I haven't experienced any of those issues within the systems department. In my opinion, Systems is a great place to work and develop as an engineer. - Hybrid work style (3 days in office). Personally, I like hybrid more than both fully in-office and fully remote styles. - Great cafeteria with good food and cheap prices. - Good work/life balance (outside of being on call, I can leave work at work).

Cons

- Work is not super interesting to me. I come from a highly technical, but very different (not ecommerce/industrial supplies), background where I was doing work I was much more interested in. No doubt there are folks in Systems who love the domain though. - While I'm not on call a ton (1-2 weeks every few months), I really hate being on call. I like to leave work at work. Note that joining at least one reliability team is expected within your first year or so.

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