McMaster-Carr reviews

2.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

30% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.8 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 24% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
May 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and excellent learning and training opportunities. Many reasonably smart individuals who made impractical choices in college (e.g. gender studies majors at Ivy U). Lots of opportunities to explore specialized skills in operations management (customer research, communications management, corporate finance). Do not take this job expecting that it leads to "any future opportunities" -- this is not a liberal arts college. It is a career builder for operations management and an opportunity to further your education with tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Management gets in the way of itself by promoting an "overmanaged" culture. Every single action or activity is structured to provide a basis for "performance assessment." As a member of management, your job is more about building cases to fire employees than business development. The business more or less manages itself, and opportunities to improve mostly stem from gaps in knowledge because of all of the turnover (>40% / year).

3.0
May 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

People that work there are super smart and have crazy interesting backgrounds. Salary is fine (not THAT great compared to other jobs in Chicago), but the end of year bonus is amazing (3-5 months salary) and the retirement package is amazing (if you stay for 2+ years), and the fact that they pay for any classes you want is amazing.

Cons

There is almost no room for innovation or ownership of your work. If you are in "the operation" (sales, warehouse, finance, etc) it is the same routine of going in, doing your job, and going home. This is not a place for someone who is interested in having their work and their life intersect, as McMaster prides itself on completely isolating your personal life and your professional life.

4.0
May 13, 2015

High Performance Standards

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

McMaster-Carr is full of really bright people at all levels of the company. The standards for performance are high and poor performance is addressed--which is great! If you've ever worked with or managed teams with poor performers you know how toxic and frustrating that can be.

Cons

Located in the suburbs which can be a drag commute-wise. It takes a while to get the lay of the land--the place is huge.

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