McMaster-Carr reviews

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(1,355 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

29% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,355 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The McMaster-Carr employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary, guaranteed bonus, opportunities for overtime

Cons

Management changes constantly, managers are either fresh out of college or have never done your role or both, so I felt like I was managing myself. The metric standards are so high you have to essentially be perfect month after month. The standards are completely unrealistic, robotic, and leave little room for a bad day. There is PTO but you are only allowed to take it if there are “available hours” for that day - everything is about capacity and squeezing out as much work from as many people as possible. Taking time off affects your metrics for the month, which I did not know until after I took my first week-long vacation - they are always looking at your performance in terms of the past year, so I had to try to overwork and correct the bad month I had, when in my opinion your PTO should be completely YOUR time and have no adverse effect. Mentally and physically strenuous, whether you are on the warehouse side or office side - go to the bathroom too many times in a day and it will become an issue - they expect you to be glued to your desk/post. Like I said, no room to be human.

3.0
Feb 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent pay and benefits, PTO, overtime is often offered but never expected, yearly profit-sharing is incredible

Cons

You are there to essentially be a drone, not think. Management is hired directly from business schools; there is rarely (if ever) internal promotions. This creates a huge divide between regular joes and supervisors/managers, and management is barely "trained" to actually do the jobs they're supervising. Standards and expectations are VERY high and demanding. Your work history (past roles and positions) at this company do not matter, despite what management will have you believe. If you are not successful at your current role, they will let you go instead of placing you elsewhere without hesitation. Management is not your friend at McMaster-Carr.

3.0
Feb 23, 2026

Ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, cheap cafeteria food.

Cons

Terrible location in GA. Work you like a machine and lots of micromanaging.

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