Worst company I have ever worked at, and I previously worked at a convalescent hospital! - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Other Employees, No nights or weekends. It's a job.

Cons

Salary is beyond horrible! Health Insurance and Benefits are sub-par! Micro management, they preach how great they treat their "Family" (Employees), but it's a joke, they don't practice what they preach. Christmas bonus is a shoe box full of off-brand junk food. Management is clueless, mostly made up from someone who ran a store for a year. They measure everything and hold store management accountable for performance but dictate how you MUST run a store with no leeway. Technology is non-existent. They don't pay for cell phones they require you have.

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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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