Great placed to work if you are on the I.T. side at the headquarters. - I T Professional McMaster-Carr Employee Review

3.0
Aug 31, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Unprecedented benefits. * The vast majority of workers care about what they do, they do it in a professional manner and are always willing to help. * If they see potential in you they will develop you. * They move people around (again if you have the education and the potential) frequently.

Cons

* Management's treatment of employees has declined in recent years and is hurting morale and employee loyalty. * If you are not on the I.T. side of things or you don't have an ivy league education it's not the greatest place to work, even with the benefits. * If you are at all a slacker, forget about it. We work hard at McM.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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