Know what you're getting into - Supervisor McMaster-Carr Employee Review

3.0
20 Oct 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

salary and benefits; great profit sharing bonus and educational benefits.good work/life balance. if you're in management, you have the opportunity to lead people from early in your tenure. you also meet some incredibly smart people while you're there.

Cons

company is divided into management and non-management or "employees" so it's a bit like the haves and the have nots. in general, management treats the employees as if they were numbers. for instance they don't usually sit together at lunch or even have relationships outside of the office. also, there is little control over you progress at the company. you move according to where the company best sees you contributing from role to role and for whatever amount of time. you may end up in a job you don't like. the culture is also very masculine.

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5.0
14 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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 Jun 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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