Excellent Benefits - Rack Operation McMaster-Carr Employee Review

4.0
21 Apr 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, great pay, great bonuses, easy work. Lots of vacation time, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, cafeteria, friendly people. The base pay is very high for the work involved but the work is enjoyable for any undergrad student.

Cons

Zero job security,fear driven, ( Am i the next one ) ( Got em Chile) every day one is employed there, they become less marketable in the "real world" as no skills are ever acquired while working there, so beware of how long you stay. Micromanagement......

Explore other reviews about McMaster-Carr

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All