Unsurprisingly boring - Generalist McMaster-Carr Employee Review

3.0
Jan 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-Mediocre base salary but with great profit sharing at the end of year. This previous bonus was 48% (of annual salary, so be sure to negotiate a higher base) -Every single day is going to start and end at the same time so its easy to maintain work/life balance -Every single day will be slight alterations of the exact same day, same tasks, over and over so no surprises -You could probably have a functioning alcoholic do this job

Cons

-This is by far the most boring work I have ever done. I think my job at 16 at a movie theatre had more brainwork. -Every day is the same -Advancement internally is non-existent -Remote work detachment is real, if you train with another new hire you'll at least have them as a contact but otherwise expect no connection to your team or supervisor. The upside to this is no guilt in resigning. This isn't a dish on remote work, but culture.

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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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