Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,805 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,805 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fastenal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Nov 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good employees that want to do well. Management willing to help with certain issues.

Cons

PAY! This isn’t a place you stay at 5+ years. 2 years max. Get your experience and look elsewhere. Competitors pay so much more. Being understaffed in everything. You’ll do the job of 4 people because they don’t have employees but you’ll be paid pennies. Turnover. People don’t stay long here. They find better opportunities and go. If you get stuck with an on-site and the customer doesn’t want to spend money your pay will suffer. Salary depends on national contract prices that are out of your control.

1.0
Nov 10, 2023

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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.

4.0
Nov 7, 2023

OAR

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, awesome customer service

Cons

Income, vacation, customers, meticulous, repetitive

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