McMaster-Carr reviews

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(1,354 total reviews)

Jay Delaney

29% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,354 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The McMaster-Carr employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Mar 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay very above market average

Cons

Toxic management. I had to fire two people in the call center

2.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work stays at work. Pay is beyond what you should receive. Nice location

Cons

You're at the whim of your manager and the tides can turn at anytime. When they let you go you'll realize you didn't gain any skills to transfer to another job.

2.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, guaranteed bonus, opportunities for overtime

Cons

Management changes constantly, managers are either fresh out of college or have never done your role or both, so I felt like I was managing myself. The metric standards are so high you have to essentially be perfect month after month. The standards are completely unrealistic, robotic, and leave little room for a bad day. There is PTO but you are only allowed to take it if there are “available hours” for that day - everything is about capacity and squeezing out as much work from as many people as possible. Taking time off affects your metrics for the month, which I did not know until after I took my first week-long vacation - they are always looking at your performance in terms of the past year, so I had to try to overwork and correct the bad month I had, when in my opinion your PTO should be completely YOUR time and have no adverse effect. Mentally and physically strenuous, whether you are on the warehouse side or office side - go to the bathroom too many times in a day and it will become an issue - they expect you to be glued to your desk/post. Like I said, no room to be human.

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