Great experience to begin your career, but then you gotta go. - Supervisor McMaster-Carr Employee Review

4.0
14 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company is unlike many others because they compensate you so well. They will throw money at you if they want you. Also, their benefits package is unheard of. The job itself begins like all others, with high hope and enthusiasm. You will be busy at first trying to improve the process in your department. They give supervisors a chance to experiment with new ideas even if they have been tried in the past. You will work with a lot of good people.

Cons

Although you start off with excitement, it only lasts so long. This is after all, a warehouse. Even management can get bored. After a while everything is the same and all departments are the same. You will also have to "fit in." There are cliques that can make or break your career if you choose to stay. You will definitely stand out if you do not abide. Your saving grace will be the high salary you get to take home.

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4.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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