Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,789 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,789 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
1.0
Sep 19, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Product Knowledge, introduction to the industry.

Cons

Bad reputation within the industry, rampent turnover and inexperienced people.

1.0
Sep 8, 2010

No mentoring.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great distribution method which is helpful when you need a product quick.

Cons

I recieved basically no mentoring at all, which is one of the main reasons I took the job. I wasn't interested in nuts and bolts, but I think I really could have been if they would have guided me throughout the internship. From what I've seen/heard you do not get paid very well until you are a district manager. There is an increase in pay when you move from outside sales to general manager, but its moving from getting paid very little to average. If you are for sure taking the job and get a say in your location, pick an area that is surrounded by industrial businesses or is known for really high sales because it will be much easier to sell and you can make more money. If you are looking for a professional work environment, this really isn't the job you should consider. You get dirty and sweaty every day and unless you want to stay in the industrial business, you learn somewhat useless information.

5.0
Aug 30, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great ride along with other sales people lots of great information, introduced to all the customers went very smooth...did not feel any high pressure to sell things that customer did not need.

Cons

starting wadge was a little low, but ok.. did not get a lot of product information only one day of training.

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