Fastenal reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,821 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

75% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,821 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 Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Feb 13, 2014

Where are they headed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

We are everywhere with the ability to adequately service customers large and small.

Cons

Pay is way below average which translates to high turnover as employees leave for better paying jobs. Claims to be decentralized but that is quickly changing. Branch managers are losing more and more if the decision making ability that once made us great. Margin is slipping and upper management doesn't understand we have just about tapped out the 50% market. They fail to realize freight as a line item in an invoice is very unappealing to customers. We are high in price and you want us to charge freight. Wonder why growth has slowed???

2.0
Jan 21, 2014

Stay away.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, nice people to work with, promotion from within

Cons

Low pay, long hours, no time for lunch, micromanagement, poor training program.

2.0
Dec 20, 2013

Weathering the Sea of Changes

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively stable job environment. Some advancement opportunity.

Cons

No raises. Low pay compared to other companies in the same field. Constantly changing management strategy. Unrealistic goals.

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