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 282 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 177 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 145 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 128 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 115 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 681 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 281 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 105 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 105 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 101 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

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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6K reviews

1.0

Jul 31, 2011

Always wonerding if today was my last day with the Company. Not part of their Club.

National implementation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people, got to travel alot, good pay. But I was not in Sales, nor did I ever work in a Branch.

Cons

Better keep your mouth shut, had heaven forbin, you speak the truth. If you are in the "club" your safe for awhile. If you ever have a disagreement, better watch your words. They will use the far reaching Standards of Conduct (SOC) to get you. After 8 years of employment I was fired, without ever being allowed to defend the situation. I was never written up, nor talked to about performance, yet I used the word Chicken S**** in a conversation with a Branch Manager, did not call him that, just how he handled a situation, and they pulled the SOC on me and said I violated Teamwork and Integrity and was fired the next day. Avoid Fastenal like the pleague.

2.0

Jul 28, 2011

Good learning experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

time off, great way to learn how to run a business, entry level experience, can move up quickly if you perform well

Cons

pay sucks unless you hit a large spike, turnover is some of the worst I have ever seen, upper management has no idea how to motivate or keep tenured employees

1.0

Jul 24, 2011

Was great 15 years ago

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you made it past ten years you get a decent amount of time off. If you have enough people to cover the branch while you are gone.

Cons

Way too much turnover. Dm and above do not have any respect for their workers.

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Always wonerding if today was my last day with the Company. Not part of their Club.

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Was great 15 years ago

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