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      Fastenal reviews

      3.4

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (5,823 total reviews)

      Daniel Florness

      75% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

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      6K reviews
      2.0
      Dec 25, 2011

      OK, But wasn't given a chance

      Pt sales support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Dodge Ram delivery trucks, opportunity to build a career, meet new people, learn how to run a business, fairly easy going.

      Cons

      I was had 3 interviews over 3 months with 3 different managers. They all seemed to like me and i eventually got the job. I was studying sales at the time in college and knew a few people who worked for Fastenal. They liked it and felt they were getting good experience for a career once they graduated. I started the job and things were going fine, but I was in the truck with my branch manager one morning to go pick our other truck from the shop, and when we got back, I didn't have a job any more. He didn't take much time to get to know me, didn't like what he did or didn't see in me, and let me go after 5 days. I worked for a small, 4 person branch. I was let go, the other PT sales support guy went to ROTC camp shortly after, and our branch manager left for a better job in a different city at the end of the next week. 3 out of 4 people in my branch left in 2 weeks. Turnover is crazy at Fastenal. Anyone can get a job there, but not all of those people are qualified. I've heard all sorts of other things about all the bad in this company that these reviews seem so corroborate. Stay away.

      2.0
      Nov 25, 2011

      Not fun, very dry, long hours, not worth effort

      Sales support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Be part of a large company with millions of dollars in sales. HUGE employee discount, you pay the cost plus 5% markup instead of 60%. Paid training. Drive a nice dodge ram truck occasionally

      Cons

      When you get to teh nuts and bolts of it (haha sorry I had to), its a very boring tedious job. Counting different size bolts doing inventory checks of 2500 parts. It's a lot of work for not a great wage. Can get boring with only 2-4 co-workers in a warehouse they call a retail store. Better off getting a more interesting job and a more interesting company than one that sells fasteners.

      2.0
      Nov 16, 2011

      Cheapest Darn Company In The World

      Outside sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You can work hard, 60 hours a week, and get promoted. You can design your work day to your liking. You have the ability to think outside the box. Mandatory drug testing for all employees Jan 1 2012. They can now reduce their workforce and make their share holders happy.

      Cons

      You can work hard, 60 hours a week get promoted and make $2800.00 a month- No overtime is paid. Your upper management will be a collection of young white males who were promoted based on their ability to sell clients overpriced material they really didn't need. Upper management will not communicate with you unless your numbers go down. If your numbers do go down, will they assist you to get them back up-No, "If you're not moving up, you're moving out" Is there motto. Travel for company reasons and they pair you up in the Motel with another worker, usually a total stranger.

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