Pros
A lot of Freedom Great experience It's a job Good employee discounts. Meet great people on the road. That is about it.
Cons
Work 10 hours no overtime. ( funny how your pay stub doesn't have 100 hours on it every 2 weeks) Let me explain the commission. If you margin is below 55% Fastenal takes money out of your comission. Try to be competitive at a 55% margin. They want you to grow and get new business but how do you do that when they take money off of you.(I've turned down orders because of low margin) You earn 2% on everything you sell but anything under 20% margin you do not get credit for. You can earn 6% on new business by taking PY past 3 months and multiply how many work days are in the month. (If your number is 50k and you do 55k you get 6% on 5k) But you lose 5% on every point below 55% margin and gain 5% on anything above...good luck going above 55%. Sooo if you don't get new business and have a low margin you are losing A LOT of money. It is amazing how they take money from the most important people in the company. Your not just a salesman you are a manager, account, trainer, and more.
