Don't work here!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
Jun 12, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are no pros to working for this company. People may say pay and benefits, but in the end they will break you by working you hard and it is not worth it.

Cons

Management and HR at this company are incompetent and just plan idiots. If you plan on advancing or getting promoted with some form of training....forget it. Management never takes the time to make sure you get trained properly because they are more concerned about the bottom line than they are about the employee. Management is there to run you into the ground and dispose of you when you break. And as for managing, they just don't do it right. Management never knows what you are doing and never cares. Their communication skills with the employee is non-existent. They just don't care about the health and well-being of the employee. Bottom line - if your intention is to work for a family oriented company that respects you and works with you each and everyday...don't work here!!!!!

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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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