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      McMaster-Carr

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      Jan 27, 2014

      Think of management like in-house consulting

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Generous pay and bonus incentives, you work with a lot of really intelligent people in and out of management, flexibility in defining your schedule and day to day activities

      Cons

      Weak training and development for management, either you're micromanaged or not managed at all or both by multiple levels of management above, sub-par vacation policy, lots of turnover, few opportunities for mobility

      2.0
      Jan 22, 2014

      Best Benefits Anywhere, But is it really worth the pain?

      Warehouse distribution specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best Benefits around, great pay, tuition reimbursement, tickets to sporting events

      Cons

      Terrible working environment. No vertical movement only horizontal. Empty promises of upward mobility. Was injured outside of work and they never accomodated my condition. They would not let me back to work for 6 months, all without pay! use the benefits, get free higher education and then leave. unless you enjoy mundane primative work.

      2.0
      Jan 15, 2014

      Should have listened to these negative reviews

      Sales advocate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay and benefits. Day to day is very structured and managed to the minute. 2 hours on the phone, 15 minute break, 90 minutes on, 45 minute lunch, 3 hours on, 15 minute break, 75 minutes on then log out and go home. Most people won't like the regimented schedule, but after I had spent 3 years working nights and weekends, that was a welcome change. Renovated subsidized cafeteria with decent food. Nice coworkers who are all in this together against 'the man'. They have tuition reimbursement and a nice company bonus, but you won't be there long enough to truly benefit from that. Company is well positioned in the market and has more than enough business.

      Cons

      On the phone (or entering orders, or responding to emails) all day every day. Expectations are almost unreachably high and they WILL find any reason possible to credit you with mistakes and/or fire you. Over the course of 18 months of employment I was credited with 5 total errors out of approximately 50,000 calls I took. That was apparently too many. I received my annual review telling me I was doing fine, and didn't have another monthly call review after that until 4 months later when I was told I was being let go for failing to meet expectations. I was not the only one. If you can manage to last, it can be rewarding, but beware...

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