Work here and retire a very wealthy person but not for those looking to climb the ladder - Many McMaster-Carr Employee Review

5.0
Jun 21, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Peeple, compensation !!! you will never find its match, you will retire wealthy. The people that give poor reviews for this company are (mostly) those recruited grads who think they will climb the ladder her, the ladder is full. Take your big checks and big benefits and do your job and be happy. If this were not the first job of many people, if they knew what other companies were like, there would be no complaints. This company knows their customers are the reason for their success and they treat them that way. You will learn a very strong work ethic here and are rewarded handsomely.

Cons

not for the starry eyed grad who wants to climb up the corporate ladder. If you leave the company for any reason, you will not be able to return :( ...think long and hard before you do that ..most of us that leave have strong regrets !

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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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