Wasted 3 years on a horrible company. - Inside Sales Representative Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
May 19, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Monday-Friday schedule. Might get commission. Depends on if the manager thinks you did “good”

Cons

Worked for west Sacramento ca branch, had to deal with sexual harassment by the manager. Management doesn’t care, nor does upper management. Multiple times requested training on any topic, was told “I’ve shown you enough, you should know by now” also worked in stockton ca branches. In one branch the DMs allowed a manager to keep his position after being caught having sexual relations with a part timer, everyone was told to keep quiet about it, in fear of what it would do to their job. Fremont rd branch is being ran by a child who is entitled, but is in the “in crowd” so DM doesn’t care what anyone has to say. Multiple days of not being able to have an actual lunch break. Was told I could not shut the store down. Was never compensated for my hours worked through my lunch break. But was clocked out for it by management. If you ask for days off for PTO use, it’s like you are ending the world and have put in your two week notice. Management talks poorly about employees and are nice to your face. No advancement UNLESS you are buddy buddy to the upper management and have the “look” to be in their group of liked people. Promises given, never followed through by all and any management. HR called me a liar for what was done at the West Sacramento branch. I was told to let them know if I was sexually harassed more, and when I did so, they told me to leave the company instead of finishing out my last two weeks. Was walked out of the store by DM as if I was a criminal. Was watched like a hawk as I left the parking lot. Instead of doing the right thing to the store manager who sexually harassed me, they made me off to be the one who was at fault. World for word “don’t take it so personal” by GM and HR. Fastenal is a joke. Do not waste your time. Turnover rates are very HIGH.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

They offer training programs through their internal “Fastenal School of Business.” A few good mentors to guide you should you find one and if you’re willing.

Cons

* Work/Life Balance - No official WFH opportunities. Branch employees were told to report, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. 15 days of PTO (10 for vacation and 5 for sick). You don’t earn additional PTO until the start of the year following your 5 year anniversary. * Pay - pay is inconsistent and they find reasons to change your pay by eliminating and changing titles. Pay is below industry standard and is a base + bonus program for most roles. * Boys Club - Especially in MN/WI area. Positions created or filled for cast off tenured employees to find them another spot rather than termination. Promotions based on political moves instead of merit or opportunities for growth. Positions posted for new roles internally but sometimes not shared with teams to allow for those politically motivated decisons to fill a spot. If a role is only posted for 1-week vs 2-weeks, it usually means they have a specific candidate in mind to take that role. * Cheap & Tacky - Required to travel but not all meals are covered. Welcome to stay at hotel that offers free breakfast but no per diem for lunch or dinner. Some meetings or trainings might provide lunch. When traveling for team meetings or trainings, usually required to share rooms - sometimes with other employees you’ve never met. Encouraged to book rooms using discount codes provided by customers. There is a target room rate they’d like you to hit and sometimes it means driving out of the way. They’d rather the expense hit elsewhere such as fuel and travel versus the room rate.

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