Benefits are Good - Sales Generalist McMaster-Carr Employee Review

2.0
11 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The insurance, the education reimbursement, and the cash profit sharing.

Cons

No career advancement. Sad and depressing culture of cultivating fear. IC's are not treated as humans. There is not mentorship or relationship building. Supervisors choose self-demotion or leave the company so the prospect of sticking with the company for your "career". I did not gain new skills that I did not teach myself. This is a place to work if you want to finish your career with a stable schedule and benefits. Not a space for growth opportunities.

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5.0
14 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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