Informative and Boring - Part Time Sales Support Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
Jan 9, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexible hours if you're a student - good place to learn a little bit about inventory management/tools/fasteners - Responsible for essentially running the store while OSP/GM are out on sales calls - Looks good on a resume

Cons

- NO FORMAL TRAINING, this is seriously the worst aspect of the job. They expect you to learn things by yourself, or get taught by the online courses. 1.) there's hardly any time to pay consistent attention to the online courses when you're constantly answering the phone, sourcing/pulling product, and helping walk in customers. If you don't learn the minute details of the job then you get yelled at for not picking up the pace. - the job can get VERY boring. Let's face it, fasteners aren't the most interesting thing in the world. - Expected to do a lot with very little guidance.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture, love the investment they put in for career advancement. Great people to work with, CEO is amazing but he's stepping down this month. Benefits are good. Decentralized organization so your ideas and solutions actually get listened to and implemented. Feel like I'm actually making a difference in the company.

Cons

Pay is lower than the industry average for most departments and they don't keep up with the cost of living, don't do bonuses (unless you're in sales) or pay raises. You have to ask to get one and most times they say no. Very male dominant at the branches and in sales, but many women in corporate leadership. Don't have any DEI initiatives. Not flexible on relocation for internal management roles, have to be at corporate HQ in Winona, MN.

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