Is Fastenal a good company to work for?

Fastenal has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,174 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 (210) , 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 278 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 176 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 143 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 118 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 658 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 270 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 111 reviews)); "Low pay and commission" ((in 105 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 104 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

(5,828 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 5,828 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

3.0

Dec 21, 2014

GM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training program. Excellent for a first job, a single person or to keep working.

Cons

Growth opportunities for "old" employees. Once you have marked once, that's the way they see you forever. No matter the numbers

3.0

Nov 29, 2014

Good.

General warehouse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice, you travel, you are free to work the way you like it.

Cons

Sell more each month. Improve the sales.

4.0

Nov 13, 2014

A good company to work with.

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is very much dependent on your team, for some it is good (like mine) and for some it is not that great. The company started a new center in India and initially it was not very stable, the roles were not defined properly, the vision was not clear and in short their were some problems and i guess that explains the couple of negative feedback on this page. 1. Good opportunity to learn new technologies. 2. Culture is good, well i guess they hired few good people in the beginning. 3. A good place to do something new, you will be noticed if you come up with some innovative idea to improve business. ( I am not sure if you will be compensated well for that innovation, because i haven't done anything awesome yet :P ) 4. Good work life balance and a lot of flexibility about your work timings. 5. A small but good pantry with cookies, fruits, bread and other refreshments. 6. Recreation items like TT, dart and all available in playing area.

Cons

1. There are some policies which are not very clear ( i understand that this can be a very big problem for many) 2. No cafeteria, you will have to arrange for your own lunch. 3. Office building is pretty small, i think they should (and are planning) to move to a bigger building soon. 4. A little lobbying in hiring and other processes.

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