Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,807 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 5,807 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
2.0
Jun 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lean company that will make it through tough times. Able to be competative in the market. Working at a branch you learn every aspect of business in general. You will go from contacting new customers, ordering parts, delivering parts and collecting payment. As well as learning how to deal with profitability and how that affects the 'bottom line'.

Cons

Very difficult to move up. Takes time and management makes all of the difference. As with other sales jobs you live and die by comissions. Hardest part is the year over year growth. (ie. if you have a big month this year, it'll be hard to surpass that the following year and get any sort of comission). Requirement of 50 hours salary means you work a lot with no chance of overtime or options of working less, it's a set 50.

3.0
May 30, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a good resume builder and you learn a lot of stuff. Flexible work hours especially for students.

Cons

Don’t get pay enough for the work you do. No matter how hard you work, manager will never notice it.

3.0
May 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decentralized management allows for quick growth in the company for those who show drive and provide results. Pay usually follows where sales occur.

Cons

Senior management is a 'boys club'. They will ignore results if they do not like you and promote their buddies over the most qualified candidate. If you are good at your job you get to do others' jobs as well and there is no incentive for reaching and exceeding goals. Simply a pat on the back and a 'do it again' mentality.

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