Excellent Place for Detail-Oriented Hard-Workers - Merchandise Coordinator McMaster-Carr Employee Review

4.0
Feb 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

This company really has defined goals and a system that works. Work really hard and think critically about your work and you'll do really well here. The more engaged you are, the more opportunities you will have (up to a point). If you are looking for a job where you can just show up and work your 7.5 hours without thinking too hard - you'll be just fine, as long as the work you produce is of good quality. Basically, it's what you make of it. Excellent coworkers and generally really great management teams. State-of-the-art standing desks for any employee who wants one. This is amazing!! Very quiet office (unless you're in sales) so you can spend a lot of time listening to podcasts or audiobooks.

Cons

Limited options for upward mobility unless you come in on management track. Some departments are so focused on producing quality work that they discourage coworker bonding throughout the day. Definitely a quirky place - if you like to question why things are done a specific way and don't agree with their methods, this might be a difficult place for you to feel comfortable long-term.

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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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