Is Fastenal a good company to work for?

Fastenal has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,175 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Fastenal to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Fastenal have been left by employees working as Customer Solutions Consultant , Supply Chain and Sortation Associate .

Does Fastenal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fastenal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fastenal. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fastenal?

62% of Fastenal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fastenal 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fastenal?

Sales Associate (513) , General Manager (469) , Sales Support (448) , Outside Sales Representative (347) , Account Specialist (260) , Supply Chain Associate (211) , OUTSIDE SALES (130) , Sales Representative (92) , Sales (88) , Branch Operations Manager (71) , Onsite Account Representative (54) , Warehouse Associate (53) , Manager (43) , Inside Sales Representative (37) , Part Time Sales Associate (36)

What are the pros of working at Fastenal according to real employee reviews?

"Most of the people that work at Fastenal are great people from the top to the bottom." ((in 275 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 185 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 136 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 122 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fastenal according to real employee reviews?

"There wasn't to much wrong other than the boredom and the low pay the bosses were dicks also but it's ok" ((in 677 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 273 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 106 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 105 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 102 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fastenal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fastenal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fastenal in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Fastenal locations?

Winona , Indianapolis , Denton , Houston , Atlanta , Dallas , Akron , Charlotte , Denver , High Point , Chicago , Minneapolis , Modesto , New York , Milwaukee , Jessup , Greensboro , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , San Diego , Cleveland , Columbus , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Austin , Kansas City , Cincinnati , Portland , Birmingham , Raleigh

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Fastenal reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,829 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

76% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,829 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Sep 26, 2011

Neutral.

Sales sales sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I would say that the best reason to work at Fastenal would be growth potential. Training. Leadership Qualities. Business Opportunities and Contacts.

Cons

The salary is the most objective point of view. You pay for what you get.

2.0

Sep 21, 2011

Experience

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Knowledge given through training via intranet is great - Start Salary is good is you have a small family or single - Promotions are given upon you demonstrate your ability in you Scorecard

Cons

- Same salary as you start with - Ask too much (50+ hours weekly, huge goals for a small area) of for given too little (salary, commisions) - You are on your own. Must be VERY proactive and SELF-motivating.

2.0

Sep 21, 2011

good at first, decent in the middle, total deterioration into an awful job at the end

Don't know, they kept changing it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you had worked there long enough, you had some decent time off built up. Most of the customers are good people to deal with as well as just talk to . Large variety of items to sell.

Cons

bad ethics: too many to count. never a good comment given when goals were reached. Pricing always high unless a large account was specially priced for. Look good on paper for investors only because their acquired companies are growing (Holokrome)

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