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      Fastenal reviews

      3.4

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (5,824 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 5,824 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
      Mar 7, 2012

      delivery driver underpaid and overworked

      Route delivery driver
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      predictable schedule, routes stay the same. Nice trucks, not a 10 year old truck with a million miles on it, in the fleet. They take care of their equipment. They deliver their own product to their own stores, no third party contract here (yet) . Vacations can be split up, we didn't have to take an entire week off when we only needed a couple days off.

      Cons

      PAY, a monthly salary for a truck driver is rediculous, most salaries are based on a 40 hour a week job, and we all know drivers work in excess of 50-70 hours a week. Management won't hear out complaints, it's the old see no evil hear no evil at this place.

      2.0
      Apr 26, 2011

      If you are looking to get started in industrial sales but don't care about ethics Fastenal might be right for you.

      District manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Because of high turnover you can become Branch Manager very quickly regardless of talent of knowledge. This will at least look good on your resume. You will learn a lot about how public owned business operates. You can meet some great people, that if you stay in touch with, you can recruit later.

      Cons

      Executive management is highly insentivised by stock options, therefore, all decisions are made for growth and profit. ex: Payroll, benifits, promotions, firing, headcount, locations. Ethics are expected, and actually taught to branch and district personel, but not followed by regional and/or executive management. Headcount model has been prosicuted by the Department of Labor numerous times. Pay is sub par with the rest of the industry.

      1.0
      Dec 21, 2010

      Working at Fastenal has taught me to lower my expectations and trust no one.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Upper management seldom visits the stores. There are many freedoms that other companies do not offer. Getting time off is easy. If you like spreadsheets and playing a 'numbers game' then you'll do fine.

      Cons

      The company preaches things like integrity, but morals take a back seat to profitability. This statement is true in all aspects of the business. Don't bring attention to this flaw in the system or you will be blacklisted. You will be told that in order to be successful you must 'do whatever it takes' to succeed. In my case, this meant working no less than fifty hours and up to seventy hours per week. It also meant driving my own car instead of a company truck.

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