McM, a great place to be from... - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
23 Jul 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is good, tuition reimbursement is great. Once you leave, most other employers look pretty darn good.

Cons

If you get the feeling you don't belong, RUN. Not everyone is MCM material, and your life will be miserable if you aren't. Advancement is tough to come by, and work life balance is non-existent. Need a sick day? That's going on your review.

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4.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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