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      Fastenal

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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 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 5,823 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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      Reviews by job title

      6K reviews
      3.0
      Oct 22, 2015

      Good Company Concept; Below Average Pay

      Outside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Great hands-on training program at company facility ( i.e.: Indy Hub) -Inside Reps were great helping out as long as you trained them right. -Customers were always eager to hear a sale going on. -Benefits were decent, not poor and not the best just middle of the road. Good 401k package and market share plan

      Cons

      -Below average base salary -Very little/no consequences for management discipline when other staff are picking up the slack and reportedly discussed issue with DM via phone, email, and face-to-face -Promised promotions and raises, but when approached for recorded sales growth was denied and told too important to move up and too much going on company wide for raise/bonus

      2.0
      Oct 20, 2015

      Sketchy Management

      Osp
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Osp was an easy job, drive to customers. Shoot the moon and sell some crap they needed.

      Cons

      You put your heart and soul into selling, you make the best routes, document your sales, follow the guidlines and grow sales. Still when you leave for a better paying job and medical reasons cause you to try and come back to fastenal to rekindle what you left. Instead they give you the bird and tell you in a email that you arent qualified.

      2.0
      Oct 3, 2015

      Disolutioned

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall company structure is Good. Outward appearance of openness by executive team is Great. Large company with numerous service capabilities and resources.

      Cons

      Upper Management's failure to actually connect with their "front-line" employees. Instead they leave this to their District Manager's, which the majority RULE-BY-INTIMIDATION !!!... Constantly threatening your job... although they say that they promote from within and that years of service are not a requirement for advancement, promotions are NOT based on what you know, instead they are based on WHO YOU KNOW !!! experienced employees sometimes with 5+ years of service, are passed up by a newly hired employee, simply because that new employee befriended the right people.

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