It's a just a job but its a really good job. - Management Trainee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

5.0
15 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The work is challenging and takes real problem solving even though some of the problems often seem very tedious. There's no doubt that you will find yourself making impacts to certain aspects of the company, no matter how big or small. People in management are all very friendly in my experience. I've definitely been amused while working here.

Cons

All the negative reviews are from people who are not in management. I really wish they would be more adaptable to remote work. Offices are not in good locations for the cities they are located in, but hey you can't put a warehouse in Beverly Hills.

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4.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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