Is Fastenal a good company to work for?

Fastenal has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,169 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Fastenal to a friend and 56% 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?

61% 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 (467) , Sales Support (447) , 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 288 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 180 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 141 reviews)); "The training is great and can really open doors for you in the future" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 112 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 663 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 273 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 108 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 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

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,823 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

75% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Fastenal has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,823 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

May 18, 2010

Poorly Structured

Inside sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You meet plenty of great people and working towards a monthly sales goal is rewarding

Cons

The work and compensation structure is terrible. I would advise to stay away.

2.0

May 17, 2010

Ask too much and give too little.

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's good if you would like to be a general manager at a retail store. Its good for promotions from part-time to outside sales to general manager to district manager. Land a big account to ride on for a while. It's a good stepping stone for sales reps, they hire almost anyone (unless you have a visible tattoo). Decent benefits. Company car while on the job.

Cons

Drink the blue koolaid and all is fine and dandy. They have terrible pay and require much out of the employees. Good employees but bad morale due to lack of pay.

2.0

May 5, 2010

Long term employment and loyalty to good employees at the store level seems to be a thing of the past.

Outside/inside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nationwide Company, Partial pay Health and Dental Insurance offered, Work monday through friday, 401k offered, training available, good work trucks

Cons

Corporate created Commission pay calculator that constantly is tweaked and rebuilt if the company needs to recoup money to minimize low quarterly sales for stock shareholder reports. Company has too many upper management heads to pay for.

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Poorly Structured

Ask too much and give too little.

Long term employment and loyalty to good employees at the store level seems to be a thing of the past.

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