Actions speak volumes - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Yearly CPS, okay cafeteria food, don’t take work home with you

Cons

Passive aggressive managers, upper management doesn’t support internal promotions so what you hire into is where you stay until you leave or get fired. Aging ownership doesn’t have a pulse on how the work environment is (or doesn’t care). HR works purely for the company and doesn’t keep employee complaints confidential. Time off has to be requested in November for the following year.. they encourage employees to inform managers about each other’s mistakes which creates a really awkward environment. Systems are from the 80s.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Excellent people, great opportunities internally and externally to learn. Met some of my best friends there.

Cons

Can be stressful, long hours, and of course at times competitive.

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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