Great pay, terrible workplace - Operations Manager McMaster-Carr Employee Review

2.0
Apr 26, 2022
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Pros

Pay and benefits - among my peers in management that's typically the only thing keeping them at the company (and the only thing that makes my rating a 2-star instead of 1-star).

Cons

During my roles in management I encountered several occasions when we were considering implementing a change which would negatively impact employees. When I raised concerns in these instances, I had multiple different bosses who responded by saying something along the lines of "we pay them enough, so they can deal with it." That seems to sum up the company's view of its people.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

At least in the Systems department, it’s a helpful and collaborative environment.

Cons

3 days in office and potentially long commute from the city

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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