RUN-DO NOT WORK HERE - Operations Supervisor McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
Nov 21, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The compensation is amazing, and the people you work with are typically very smart and kind, especially the individual contributors.

Cons

I have worked for five different companies, and this one by far has the worst culture. It’s only a matter of time before you get fired. The owners have designed it to be a revolving door, aiming to burn people out and extract as many ideas as possible. Unfortunately, this industry and these roles are not rocket science, so they gain no real benefit from treating people so poorly or firing so many employees constantly. You will always see job postings for this company because either everyone gets fired or they quit due to the toxic culture. The money is simply not worth the stress.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
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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
Recommend
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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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