McMaster-Carr reviews

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 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 1,363 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
3.0
Dec 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary, especially for those coming straight out of college. If you don't mind selling your life away to sell nuts and bolts, you'll go far here.

Cons

Your time at the organization is entirely dependent on who your manager/supervisor is. I started with a great manager, and literally laughed at all the negative reviews, and then was promoted and moved under a different manager, and very quickly experienced all the burnout/long hours/ridiculous tasks. I pulled all the long hours, met my deadlines, managed a team of 10, and was still let go because I "wasn't moving the business forward". They don't do layoffs, but you will see a large swath of firings when it comes around to bonus season.

1.0
Dec 9, 2025

Is this PTSD?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation, benifits and bonus.

Cons

Incredibly high demands, when not reached the verbage becomes fear based. This causes low moral and a lack of safety. Overworked, outlandish expectations, micromanaged, lack of true transparency, starting to feel underpaid.

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