Very good pay and benefits. Don't expect career growth at this company. - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

3.0
13 Jul 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The outstanding is very good for the job I did compared to industry standards. Benefits: pension, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement (even for your kids), great medical coverage. These far outshine any package I've ever heard of. I was also surrounded by a lot of very bright fellow employees.

Cons

Statistically, it is impossible to get promoted or advance to positions of greater responsibility. Promotions are based on factors like company growth or expansion and others' advancement or exit. Growth doesn't happen very often at all. And when there is an opening, there are 30 people waiting for consideration. Good luck, since often its filled from outside. So look forward to 5, 10 years in your job before any real opportunities come your way.

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5.0
14 Jun 2026
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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 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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