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      McMaster-Carr

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      McMaster-Carr reviews

      2.8

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (1,362 total reviews)

      Jay Delaney

      30% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.2

      Culture & values

      2.1

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Senior management

      McMaster-Carr has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,362 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The McMaster-Carr employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 1, 2013

      Run. You will be forever changed by this company-

      Sales desk
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      100% Tuition Reimbursement-Large christmas bonus-Free Healthcare-Lavish Holiday Parties-Monday Through Friday work schedule-Work is not taken home with you-Very Competitive Salary-great retirement-(yes, these are great perks, but trust me, your self esteem, mental health and eventually your physical health and happiness are NOt worth these superficial things)

      Cons

      Culture of Fear-Almost everyone tenured is on anti depressants or mood tranquilizers-Most people eat lunch in their cars to avoid the horrendous antisocial culture-People are fired regularly-verbally abusive feedback from young inexperienced supervisors-The longer you stay the less marketable you will be in the "real job world" as you will be given no business context to your role. Very cult like and down right robotic. Zero social interaction, complete isolation and micromanagement-Judgemental and hateful peers-Bright gregarious personalities are nearly always terminated as they do not do well in this "keep your head down and go unnoticed culture".

      1.0
      Aug 8, 2012

      Disgusting, Insulting and Degrading

      Sales development associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Other than the benefits, there really are none.

      Cons

      You really can’t explain how bad this place is if you’ve never worked for this god forsaken company. Mcmaster has taken the assault on the human spirit to a new level. The place is completely sterile. Enthusiasm, motivation, and emotion don’t even pretend to exist. There is no communication, especially from the top. The company is more paranoid and secretive than North Korea. Control makes this place tick. Why else would you hire kids to manage a company? Who is more controllable than a bunch a kids just out of school? It’s stunning, actually horrifying, to watch the weekly batch of new faces being led through the building, only to see them a few weeks later looking at the floor dejected. The company knows this and deliberately feeds this fear. It has a cult-like devotion to the idea that only criticism and negative feedback can improve efficiency. Run from this place as fast as you can …unless of course, you like the idea of having an 86 page correspondence guideline that dictates how all emails must be sent. I’m not kidding about this. Every month they’ll pull ten of your emails to review with you. You will be judged on your adherence to things like font, size, color, did you forget to remove the extra “RE:” in the subject, and if you did, did you remember to remove the space that is sometimes left behind? Get used to talking in the collective “we”. The use of “I” is far too personal. Oh, and never under any circumstances add a closing. “Thank you” would be almost human-like. Remember, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are 85 more pages to consider. Don’t worry though; your 20 year old boss who is two months into her first job will be able to critique you into line. This company is not for everyone, but those who can think inside the box will do very well. At least until it’s their time. Obedience will buy you time, but ultimately, they even eat their own.

      1.0
      Jan 27, 2025

      RUN!

      Supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      RUN! McMaster is an incredibly toxic and abusive workplace. Upper-management is extremely out of touch with the company culture and looks down on individual contributors. Members of management frequently disregard individual contributors and speak of them like they are subhuman in meetings without them present. Individual contributors also have next to no room for advancement, since only people who went to a select list of school are chosen for management roles. It is the company norm to have a 25 year-old with 3 years of work experience managing someone with more than 10 years of experience at the company. Your experience at McMaster depends entirely on who your manager is, and you have no choice on what your team assignments are. You could be exceptional on one team (ex. finance) and then moved to a completely disparate team (ex. warehouse or customer service) and be fired within 3 months if you are unable to 'innovate and make improvements'. Many HR policies are either very loose or nonexistent, and your treatment by HR depends on who your assigned department person is, which makes it highly biased.Think about why they offer so much pay and benefits - it's because no one wants to work here. Not only is the company culture toxic, but the work itself is also incredibly boring. Being here is a career killer that pigeons holes you for future options. It is also over an hour drive one-way from the city, which is isolating for new college graduates since your life is spent driving in a car or walking around in a warehouse. Even with the pay, they can't keep people long-term. The company also has a strong firing culture, where you login and see that someone you had a meeting with now has a deactivated slack account. This means that everyone is constantly anxious and on-edge. The only people who do well here are those that manipulate others and step on their peers to get ahead.

      Cons

      Abusive culture, toxic management, horrific commute from the city, secret and sudden firings, unclear expectations

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