McMaster-Carr Employee Reviews
Out of 125 McMaster-Carr employee reviews, 81% were positive. The remaining 19% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping McMaster-Carr improve their work culture.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
We seemed to be well positioned in the marketplace
They are approachable and want you to succeed.
They do listening sessions with employees
they are very helpful and informative
Cares about work life balance and my development
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Being hands on and stop setting unrealistic expectations
Caring about your employees and building a team through positive reinforcement, not knocking them down for every mistake, and treating them like they're not capable.
Stop pschologocically and emotionally abusing your employees. You are fostering a dangerous culture and you are damaging the mental health of your employees. Do you really think it's a good idea to treat your employees the way you do? Do you honestly think people won't talk about those things?
Promoting from within, responding promptly to feedback, making employees feel heard
Just about everything needs to be restructured
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Pay and benefits are great but come at a cost
Benefits and deferred comp program
Zero premium health insurance the day you start.
Free grad school tuition, amazing retirement plan
The pay and benefits already amazing but you are selling your soul
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Certain roles at the company exact heavy physical or mental costs, while others at the company are allowed much greater latitude in their workday. Staff whose roles directly interact with customers or who fill orders are expected to work nonstop, but pay is not commensurate w/ the toll on the person
What are some of the best things about your team?
Peers are great about helping each other.
Interesting coworkers from diverse backgrounds.
It's small and close-knit. We communicate well.
We all enjoy the shared experience of coming up with solutions and solving issues.
Excellent, supportive coworkers that agree.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Morale is at an all time low that trickles onto others trying to get through
Better communication and respect, sadly senior mgt has no interest.
Understanding what they can control and what they cant
Staff coworkers are fine. It’s management that is the problem. They come up with ways to shave seconds off a call or a process, but the people who have to work harder to meet those seconds are the ones who receive lower pay. Mgrs receive higher pay but suffer none of the effects of their decision
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
The Diverse group of employees
There is a strong emphasis on work/life balance.
The most positive experiences you will have will be with your coworkers who are not overly invested in the company - these are likely genuine people and not the toxic sociopaths.
We do teambuilding to build a positive environment.
Same responses as I gave for everything else
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Become better people managers and coaches
What did you like most about the interview process?
Meeting different people in the process
It was done through Zoom. I met a lot of different people.
It was very transparent and I heard back quickly.
They flew us out to Chicago to interview there.
Meeting people who currently work there
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Remove the company tour please
My interview was listening to directors/managers stroke their ego without asking a single meaningful question on how I would contribute to the organization. If you are interviewing, keep your mouth shut+nod along. As you will find out, tuning out these rants are the most valuable skill at McM
What makes you most happy at work?
Mastering a new task and feeling valued.
Best thing at work is getting to do project work with the team.
The pay, hours, and benefits
Getting to work on truly hard problems
Probably work life balance maybe
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Management is completely out of touch. Everything is an error and standards are unrealistic
Way too many things to list, especially since this company has no intention of changing - even though they say they do. This company simply cannot be trusted, even their Human Resources department is toxic. They write fake positive reviews on the internet to try and get you to work there.
What do you like best about your company?
Generous compensation for an extremely customer focused company
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Defined career path for non-management employees