McMaster-Carr reviews

To 90% of McMaster-Carr employees, it's just a job that pays the bills. Most workers reach a point where they feel stuck because the money and benefits are good, but the work is mind-numbing. You are ALWAYS under the microscope there, and in fear of who's getting fired tomorrow. Hard work, loyalty, and dedication are meaningless qualities there, while making 2 errors in a calendar year, are portrayed as the end of the world, and you'll begin to tread cautiously there. It truly is the best and worst place to work every. It's a clean environment, but if you're in the warehouse, you will limp before you're 40 years old. The money is so good, that people stay there and live in misery, rather than take the steps to get out. If you work there, have a 5 and 10 year plan, and then take your huge retirement check, and then find a company who will actually appreciate your efforts. McMaster-Carr doesn't care about you or your family when it truly matters. I've seen them do some HORRIBLE things to their employees. It's sad, and they don't care.

Too many to list here. Overall, one of the most bizarre and intellectually stultifying environments I have ever worked in, in my 8 years of work experience. You will feel transported to North Korea even though you live in a free country with a free labor force. Even if you are part of the "management training" program as I was, you will suffer from insecure, incompetent management, and the guilt of knowing that you are making much more money than people who actually know what they are doing.