"Be careful what you wish for" - Supervisor McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
16 Jun 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay Good benefits Dependable hours Smart people

Cons

Mediocrity and playing the game beat talent everyday You are not allowed to drink coffee at your desk - ever! only on one 15 minute break a day! Management treats people as if they cannot think for themselves Overall, no one is challenged or given the opportunity to improve themselves People get fired for not being "in" with the right people despite their good job performance The company refuses to change its business model from the one it developed in the 70's It is a very high stress position (as you are constantly graded on work statistics, given no exceptions for things like trips to the doctors, sick days home with the children [this WILL show up on your review], and are reprimanded for checking a person email even once a day) Also, the management is condescending and downright nasty to employees.

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5.0
7 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary, benefits, coworkers, work/life balance

Cons

micromanagement at every level and job is boring at times

2.0
4 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good salary, guaranteed bonus, opportunities for overtime

Cons

Management changes constantly, managers are either fresh out of college or have never done your role or both, so I felt like I was managing myself. The metric standards are so high you have to essentially be perfect month after month. The standards are completely unrealistic, robotic, and leave little room for a bad day. There is PTO but you are only allowed to take it if there are “available hours” for that day - everything is about capacity and squeezing out as much work from as many people as possible. Taking time off affects your metrics for the month, which I did not know until after I took my first week-long vacation - they are always looking at your performance in terms of the past year, so I had to try to overwork and correct the bad month I had, when in my opinion your PTO should be completely YOUR time and have no adverse effect. Mentally and physically strenuous, whether you are on the warehouse side or office side - go to the bathroom too many times in a day and it will become an issue - they expect you to be glued to your desk/post. Like I said, no room to be human.

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