High Performance Standards - Anonymous employee McMaster-Carr Employee Review

4.0
13 May 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

McMaster-Carr is full of really bright people at all levels of the company. The standards for performance are high and poor performance is addressed--which is great! If you've ever worked with or managed teams with poor performers you know how toxic and frustrating that can be.

Cons

Located in the suburbs which can be a drag commute-wise. It takes a while to get the lay of the land--the place is huge.

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4.0
16 Jun 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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