The culture and management were horrible. - Purchasing Operations McMaster-Carr Employee Review

1.0
12 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are very good, but it's definitely because they have to be to keep people around. Golden handcuffs for sure.

Cons

Culture and Management. I truly hated this job and would wake up anxious about going to work everyday. The benefits are very good if you stick around, but I did not think the strain on my mental health was worth it. If it's your only job offer I get it, a job is a job, but if you have another option, I would strongly suggest taking it. If you are trying to reconcile the good and bad reviews for this company on here, make sure to look at the job titles. Supervisors seem to like their roles and entry level employees find them soul crushing.

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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.

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