Is Fastenal a good company to work for?

Fastenal has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,170 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 (468) , 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 280 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 177 reviews)); "Good benefits and family atmosphere" ((in 137 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 128 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 109 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 673 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 270 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 104 reviews)); "HR and managers not good" ((in 100 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 99 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

(5,824 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 5,824 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Jun 6, 2023

Hard work but appreciated

Shipping and receiving clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The general manager is one of the most understanding and caring bosses I have ever had. He did a great job connecting with me and I actually wanted to work hard for him.

Cons

The workload to man hours was horribly unbalanced for multiple reasons and this caused me to not be able to see a task through without being interrupted and needing to complete another task first. A never ending mountain of work that seemed to stack higher with each passing day, the pressure can get to you if you take those emotions home. This was over a year ago that I left the company, and it they appeared to have expanded their team since then.

1.0

May 6, 2023

Bad management

Product handling

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good coworkers. Relatively safe. That’s it

Cons

Management plays games and hides important information from employees. Also change their mind one how they want things done, but don’t tell everyone. So you can have two employees doing the same job completely different ways.

2.0

May 4, 2023

Lots to do with little pay

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with some really great and smart women. You get a lot of experience. You get to work for a fortune 500 company so that on your resume is nice.

Cons

You get a lot on your plate for very little pay. It always felt like a boys club. More stressful due to other unorganized people in the org. The company only cares about the stores, so if you are working in the office, you can do the same thing somewhere else and get paid way more.

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