Money and benefits but nothing else. - Sales McMaster-Carr Employee Review

2.0
26 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only reason to work for this company is the money. This includes a very generous bonus and benefits package.

Cons

Unless you are a management trainee you will not advance within your career. If you are happy doing the same repetitive tasks every day then you might truly enjoy working for this company. Supervisors are far too young and inexperienced to properly run departments. Luckily most of the low level employees are competent enough to handle most tasks(see repetitive). Management will not communicate with you in an efficient nor timely manner. When they actually decide to give you feedback it is usually ridiculous and most criticism seems to come from a template. Think carefully before deciding to work for McMaster.

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5.0
14 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At least in the Systems department, it’s a helpful and collaborative environment.

Cons

3 days in office and potentially long commute from the city

4.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Pay/benefits are incredibly generous - People are generally easy/nice to work with - Note that the Systems department seems to be fairly isolated from the negative issues discussed in other reviews (e.g. tension between warehouse workers and management) - I haven't experienced any of those issues within the systems department. In my opinion, Systems is a great place to work and develop as an engineer. - Hybrid work style (3 days in office). Personally, I like hybrid more than both fully in-office and fully remote styles. - Great cafeteria with good food and cheap prices. - Good work/life balance (outside of being on call, I can leave work at work).

Cons

- Work is not super interesting to me. I come from a highly technical, but very different (not ecommerce/industrial supplies), background where I was doing work I was much more interested in. No doubt there are folks in Systems who love the domain though. - While I'm not on call a ton (1-2 weeks every few months), I really hate being on call. I like to leave work at work. Note that joining at least one reliability team is expected within your first year or so.

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