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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5.0
Mar 14, 2010

Excellent learning opportunity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is a place to go find practical management and leadership experience. Go there if you want great opportunities to lead people and excellent feedback on what your strengths are and where you need to develop.

Cons

The company hires a ton of very smart people who settle there for the long term, which means that while you will often start quickly, after about 3 years the professional opportunities flatten out. Your advancement will begin to depend on people retiring, as will your compensation.

3.0
Mar 7, 2010

Pros/Cons of McMaster

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-The company supports work/life balance -Good compensation and benefits -The people who work there are smart and interesting Bottom line: if you take it for what it is--a warehouse/office job that's more than likely going to be very repetitive, but will result in good compensation for relatively normal work hours--and are okay with that, you're fine. It will pay your bills, and they will take good care of you. Chances are, you'll meet more than a few good people along the way. The happiest people at McMaster are the people who have something outside of work that really lights their fire. If you look for your work to be your fulfillment, this probably isn't going to be a great fit long-term, but may not be a bad stop along the way.

Cons

-It's a quirky culture...works well for some but not for others -One of the first things that people mention is how good the benefits are, not how satisfying they find their jobs -Mentoring isn't a big part of their culture, so if you're looking for that sort of thing, you have to seek it out yourself

1.0
Mar 7, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, pay for your education and your children's

Cons

Where do I start? All the negative things have already been said. Being managed by 21 year old ivy leaguers who never worked before in their lives who make twice what you do. These kids think they are above everyone else. They literally walk down the hall with their noses in the air and don't even acknowledge us "lowly" workers. None of the supervisors or managers have business or managing backgrounds, most are art history or some nonsense majors who probably couldn't get a real consulting job. Everything is micromanaged. If you take your break at 9:03 am instead of the 9:00 am you're scheduled, you get chewed out. Don't even think about calling in sick or going to the bathroom in between breaks and lunches. They monitor and dock your pay and it shows up on your reviews for taking bathroom breaks or calling in sick. Use your vacation day to schedule your doctor's appointments. If there's a death in the family? Too bad. Use your vacation day to take care of those matters. If you get injured? Get a lawyer because the company will use your "time off to recover" against you in a later review and fire you. If you have kids? You better have someone else take care of them during school hours. Heaven forbid your child has a doctor's appointment or needs to leave school early due to an illness. That's on your review as well. There is no room to advance. Probably 1% of management were actually promoted from within, and those people have worked for several years before that happened. The rest are "management trainees" straight out of college. On the good side, they pay for your school and have good benefits. Just do your job and don't worry too much. Being fired and getting your "separation agreement" will be the best day of your life at this place.

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