Great Pay but you get treated like an animal. - Bin stock keeper McMaster-Carr Employee Review

2.0
Jul 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay and benefits. Also a very diverse company.

Cons

They watch you like a hawk. You are timed for all aspects of the day. You have to meet certain quotas daily/monthly. If you are under performance expectations, you will be fired. I have seen many people come and go. The quotas are pretty hard to obtain. You have to be working constantly at full pace. No down time. It is strenuous work and you will be sore and hurting everyday. Also there is a lot of toxic positivity in the building. The money wasn't worth it to me anymore.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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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
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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