Not Recommended To My Worst Enemy - Manager McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
Jan 26, 2024
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Pros

The Cons outweigh the Pros because money isn't everything.

Cons

WAREHOUSE: Having left and started a real career I am reminded by all the countless times the management freshers dismissed people or pretended to be sincere to their direct reports about their plantar fasciitis or wrist injuries. They all laugh about it on their shuttle rides home to Chicago. The "Management" team is toxic as every other post on here has mentioned. They are told by senior leadership in their meetings to treat you this way. Supervisors are playing the political game to get those Master degrees and collect your hard earned profit sharing at the end of every year so they can go on their wild vacation trips or have a sizeable vested retirements. You all should UNIONIZE. Lawsuits work too....look up their past ones. OFFICE: Be for real. You know the tech stack is terrible. Learning CAD or how to do VB is not going to help you in the real world. The weird way people must respond to customers is not a real skillset. Flexibility in the workday is now over. Whether it's RTO, monitoring personal Slack messages, or using the restroom too often, this is all noted for the annual performance reviews. You won't hit 25-30 years there and everyone knows that so they will PIP you until you leave (or terminated).

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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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