Choose another job - OUTSIDE SALES Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
Aug 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Resume builder....is the Only positive! Everyone at Fastenal is expendable. Everyone. As long as the upper management is getting their piece of the pie, they could care less about what type of money their shareholders could be making if they looked in to keeping their employees longer than 6 months. Four months after starting this job, 4 out of 5 people within the company you meet will hate their job. Everyone who works for Fastenal is always "looking".

Cons

Cheap, frugile, cheap, cheap, cheap, greedy, cheap, cheap, cheap, turnover rate throught the roof

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5.0
Apr 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good job to have during college. People are easy going and easy to get along with. Overall really good experience

Cons

Gets repetitive after a while

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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