McMaster-Carr reviews

2.7

28% would recommend to a friend

(1,363 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

31% approve of CEO

45% 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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2.0
Feb 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and benefits are amazing. Beautiful work campus. Numerous perks. Excellent training program.

Cons

Work environment is designed based on the Harvard Business School model. The pay and benefits are second to none but there is absolutely no margin for error. For the customer contact center, the reps are not allowed to have more than two entry errors per month. I took between 100-120 called a day in rapid succession. This company prides itself on it's absurdly high turnover rate and it rare to see an employee that has been there more than five years. Also, unless you have an Ivy League degree, do not expect to move into any supervisory position. To be fair, this is made very clear in the job interview. The reality is that your supervisor will be in their early 20's and just graduated from Harvard. They stay until they are weeded out or use the experience to launch their career with another company. The environment at the management level is cutthroat and hostile.

4.0
Feb 20, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

You will receive great pay and unbelievable benefits while working for McMaster-Carr. The work environment and facilities are top-notch for the type of work they do. You are evaluated on your work each year and do not have to "carry" anyone else's workload to decide your yearly increase. They hire great people in the warehouse and the office.

Cons

The incoming management team is young and sometimes over aggressive. Once you figure this out and adapt too being managed by a younger (sometimes know it all) supervisor or manager you can do well there. Very little promotion from within, but you are told this from the start.

4.0
Feb 19, 2014

Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits and salary are great. Good work-life balance

Cons

It is tough to develop new skills.

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