Terrible work environment and worse management structure, they pay well because no one would work here otherwise. - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

Almost all the bad reviews on here are true. The positive reviews are either individuals with nothing to compare their experience to (hired directly out of school) or current managers, regionals, and directors trying to boost the companies rating. It’s not a dynamic company and it’s very inwardly focused. Culture, Managers, and Systems are all bad. The management development program is glorified by the allure of becoming an expert in different areas of the company. Wrong. You become a expert at McMaster systems which are all built in house and absolutely horrible to work with. The biggest problem is that the company give you little to no transferable skills to take to a job outside of McMaster-Carr. No matter what they tell you, 90% of management moves within the company are completely random and determined by the wizard of oz (no one knows!). Think long and hard before you work here. One more note on the Management Development program and hires: individuals with the title Management Development or “MD” are treated gold and everyone else has a small chance to be a “Supervisor” for life with little chance of upward mobility. PRO TIP: in your interview ask the average tenor of the supervisor position. This is first position you’d be considered as “Management” but really you just track time and do busy work.