Ask for benefits info upfront - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
Nov 10, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Middle management is amazing. I love my coworkers and supervisors. I truly enjoy my job and going into work everyday despite the cons. Dental insurance is comparable to other plans. Opportunities to help other departments if you’re a hard worker and motivated.

Cons

Health insurance is the absolute worst I’ve ever had. Premiums and deductibles are extraordinarily high and the plan pays for nothing. There is no short term disability. There is no vision coverage. Other countries get several more vacation days than the USA while we are over here working the day after thanksgiving which is incredibly slow and unproductive. PTO needs to be increased to be competitive. Females in the workplace are overlooked. Culture and morale is at an all time low. Holiday parties and get togethers are a thing of the past. This company is cheap and stingy - plan on bringing in your own office supplies and Kleenex because they are not supplying absolutely anything extra unless you’re an outside sales representative. Company claims to be environmentally responsible but refuses to switch to LED lightbulbs or to turn off banks of lights during the day when natural light streams in. Favoritism still exists towards men.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

You get to meet great people along the way. POS system is a great tool.

Cons

Fastenal does not do performance reviews. Trying to get a raise is near impossible. When you ask for a raise they upper management says that you need to sell more..... Fastenal seems like it's trying to weed out there tenure employees and higher college grads with no experience and little pay to replace seasoned personnel.

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