Fastenal reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,801 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 5,801 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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5.0
May 20, 2015

T-Hub

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, Great staff and management, promote from within. The management in T-hub is younger, and are very open to hearing out new ideas and strategies to solve problems. T-hub was a really interesting warehouse to work in. New facility, so everyone there was getting acquainted with new machinery and software. As such, lots of daily issues would arise in trying to smooth out things like software glitches, issues with totes getting stuck in the conveyors or cranes. However, it presented a lot of opportunities for employees to demonstrate their problem solving skills, and patience. Some people might see it as annoying, but I looked at it as a way to help the company. Management recognized people who put in the effort, and while it didnt result in more hours or a pay raise, it certainly puts you at the top of the list to be considered for a promotion.

Cons

If you're part time, they mean it. Nobody is allowed to work more than 28hrs in a week as a part timer. However, full time is considered 32 hrs. So anything over that is overtime, but they're very strict about it. Not really a con, but if you want more hours as a part timer, it just wont happen.

2.0
Apr 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Feels like running your own business. decent supply chain. Doesn't lay off employees

Cons

High turnover rate due to low pay. Not much support from upper management. Difficult to sell product due to high prices.

1.0
Apr 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay. Quite a bit of freedom. Pay is mostly determined by performance.

Cons

Employees are a means to an end. You are disposable to them. Not even good performance can save you when they decide they want you gone. The entire management structure consists of covering own your tail at anybody else's expense. Company policies are purposely left vague so they can fire you for anything at any time. Top-down decisions are frequent but seldom helpful for store-level employees.

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