Great place to start - Corp Finance Associate McMaster-Carr Employee Review

4.0
Aug 18, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed 80% of my time working for MCM. The pay was decent but the bonus and benefits are outstanding. Its a great way to start your career or be a stepping stone to something more. I made lifelong friends which is a huge plus. Managers and supervisors come and go and can often play favorites like everywhere else.

Cons

Work achedules change quite often and it can be hard to take unscheduled vacay time if you work in a large department. Seniority rules.

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4.0
Jun 16, 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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