RUN! DON'T LET THEM SUCK YOU IN! - Bin Ops McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
3 Jul 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

benefits, pay is ok, bonus, free tickets, Christmas party is nice

Cons

HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT! They don't even know how to perform the jobs of the people they are MANAGING!?!?!? They have the standard of "1 error per month" but they don't hold ALL EMPLOYEES TO THESE STANDARDS!!!!!!!! If they like you, they will advance you to different positions in the warehouse and give you a raise, regardless of your multiple errors. If they don't like you, you'll get fired. Never know when your last day will be. NO JOB SECURITY. You walk ALL DAY. If you finish your work, don't you dare take a minute to go to the bathroom or rest your feet. However, the supervisors can sit on their butts all day, even when their directly in the way of their employees trying to perform their jobs. This company sounds great, and it could be great... but in reality this is a TERRIBLE company to work for. You work your butt off everyday and then one day they decide they don't want you there anymore and they get rid of you just like that. No warning. You hate being there every single day, the only thing that makes it bearable are your co-workers. Your body will hate you. The constant repetitive motion kills your joints. Most of the people working there have poles or rods or screws holding their legs together, but they MUST BE DONE WITH THEIR WORK IN 8 MINUTES OR ELSE!! Just absolutely unbelievable expectations, and no one trying to make the job more efficient. Unless youre being hired as a supervisor or manager where they will grossly over pay you for doing NOTHING, then don't even step foot inside the monstrosity!

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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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