machineswillrise
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2015
I know that McMaster Carr has fast shipping and a great selection of parts. When I need something in a pinch, I can count on a quick and reasonably priced item (most of the time). However, as someone who owns my own company and tries to treat his employees with respect, I feel conflicted supporting McMaster after reading about their company practices.
I was curious about the company, and how they offer such fast shipping, so I did some quick research and I found many incredibly depressing reviews on Glassdoor posted by former/current employees. I understand that people are free to choose where they work (and apparently workers get paid pretty well there), but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth. It sounds like there are a group of elite Ivy Leaguers (Management Trainees) overworking and mistreating workers. They apparently fire many employees for the slightest errors or because they are getting older and are being paid too much.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/McMaster-Carr-Reviews-E37291.htm?sort.sortType=OR&sort.ascending=false&filter.employmentStatus=REGULAR&filter.employmentStatus=PART_TIME&filter.employmentStatus=UNKNOWN
There is even a book on Amazon about what it is like to work from a management perspective and it seems like a very hostile work environment:
McMaster-Carr: The Interview Process and Work Environment, Thomas Jones, eBook - Amazon.com
So I guess my question is: Do you ever feel uncomfortable supporting companies with practices like this? I realize that this is somewhat expected due to the nature of their work, but I still like to support businesses that I view as positive (or at least not negatively).
I was curious about the company, and how they offer such fast shipping, so I did some quick research and I found many incredibly depressing reviews on Glassdoor posted by former/current employees. I understand that people are free to choose where they work (and apparently workers get paid pretty well there), but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth. It sounds like there are a group of elite Ivy Leaguers (Management Trainees) overworking and mistreating workers. They apparently fire many employees for the slightest errors or because they are getting older and are being paid too much.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/McMaster-Carr-Reviews-E37291.htm?sort.sortType=OR&sort.ascending=false&filter.employmentStatus=REGULAR&filter.employmentStatus=PART_TIME&filter.employmentStatus=UNKNOWN
There is even a book on Amazon about what it is like to work from a management perspective and it seems like a very hostile work environment:
McMaster-Carr: The Interview Process and Work Environment, Thomas Jones, eBook - Amazon.com
So I guess my question is: Do you ever feel uncomfortable supporting companies with practices like this? I realize that this is somewhat expected due to the nature of their work, but I still like to support businesses that I view as positive (or at least not negatively).