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      Fastenal reviews

      3.5

      65% would recommend to a friend

      (5,783 total reviews)

      Daniel Florness

      78% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,783 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
      Aug 10, 2009

      Five years and I need out

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Advancement to general manager is fairly easy Flexibility in your schedule You can never get fired unless you rob them blind

      Cons

      You will never get a raise in base salary. I have worked here for over five years and I won't even ask because I know the answer. Absolutely no respect. They make you feel like you can be replaced and don't value the experience you have gained. Goals usually are not reachable which makes them pointless. They have taken the decision making out of the branches and created a cookie cutter model. If you have any competition in your area you can garauntee you will be the highest priced one of them all.

      2.0
      Aug 3, 2009

      Wouldn't recommend Fastenal for a CAREER .......as a job.....MAYBE

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interacting with all the customers you come into contact with. If you hit your store goals they will stay off your back for a while, but the month you don't hit your margin goal or store goals...LOOK OUT!

      Cons

      Long hours, bad pay, below average benefits and terrible compensation (commission) The structure of the commission program is laughable at best.

      1.0
      Jul 31, 2009

      Only for the betterment of a resume, or part-time cash

      Taken for granted
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good starting point for learning about the needs of the construction industry, as well learning a lot about those types of products

      Cons

      I simply wanted a part-time job in this industry-- perfect, right? Wrong. I came here with 20 years of experience in this industry. I am now reporting to my 3rd GM in two years and am absolutely fed up with doing all the work that these incompetent idiots who get promoted to these positions are too immature and too under-educated to do. I am done 'taking one for the team'...there is no team - it's an upside down pyramid with a big fat layer of lazy overpaid management on dozens of levels, and trickles down to the little part-timer at the bottom, holding up the whole stinking place for crap pay. I have been pushed and pushed to move into outside sales. I am not interested in signing up for THAT goofy program. I guess my standard and expected 2 years with Fastenal is up. In some respects, I am sad to leave, because I love what I do, but I just can't take the business and political structure of this train-wreck anymore.

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