Challenging, yet rewarding - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

4.0
Apr 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work with very intelligent people Complete meaningful projects Learn plenty about people management Well paid

Cons

A lot of management do not have business-related backgrounds (english majors, teachers, etc.) Expectations raised each year, even if your job function or title has not materially changed Expectations aren't always clear Can be managed by someone who has no management experience, or doesn't have the people skills required to be a manager Placed on teams without thought for team synergies (who would work best with who)

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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