Good job for recent college graduate - Sales Support Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Mar 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

-Steady work hours and no work on the weekends -Learn the ins and outs of running a business -Good experience for future jobs -Hire from within

Cons

-Pay structure is horrible. I don't believe employees are valued enough or compensated enough for the amount of work that is done at the branch level. -The office environment can be a little weird (you work with 1-3 other people) -If you are hired at a store with a bad GM your time there will be horrible -A lot of GM's tend to micromanage especially if your branch isn't performing well

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Cons

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