Is Fastenal a good company to work for?

Fastenal has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 6,167 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 (42) , 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 281 reviews)); "Always understaffed and flexible hours." ((in 178 reviews)); "Good benefits and can learn about industry" ((in 144 reviews)); "The training is great and the job is interesting" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 113 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 671 reviews)); "over worked and poor management" ((in 276 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 109 reviews)); "time jobs have low salaries compared to the industry average and you are expected to work 50 hours for it." ((in 103 reviews)); "Very low commission." ((in 103 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

(5,821 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 5,821 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

Aug 16, 2014

Selfish company that doesn't care about employees

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

75% of customers are easy to deal with. Store managers are typically flexible on scheduling. Decent paying job for college students and usually doesn't require weekend work.

Cons

Inadequate pay. Selfish, micromanaging upper management. Crooked upper management. Company has no idea what direction it is going. They send out daily emails contradicting the previous days message. Outrageous growth expectations with inadequate tools to achieve these goals. Warehouse charges store for ordering too much bulk product, which causes your pay to go down. What other company charges you for selling to much product? Upper management is full of bullies, with the biggest bully being Lee Hein(president). Don't waste your time with this company.

2.0

Jun 12, 2014

Disheartening place to work.

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are decent benefits, there is opportunity for advancement if you're willing to move, most of the employees are nice people

Cons

Very poor pay, long hours, incredibly high turnover, actions do not follow stated company values, upper management is frequently giving employees misleading information

1.0

May 13, 2014

Working for Fastenal is like being married to an abusive spouse who beats you and then tells you they love you.

Outside sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friends do not let friends work at Fastenal. Fastenal has continually decreased the pay for their workers every year. This means that you will have to work that much harder and sell that much more this year to make the same as last year. Fastenal will also under resource you and under staff your store to the point that it is impossible to get out and sell more, then they will tell how much opportunity you have and it is your fault for not doing more.

Cons

Fastenal is extremely frustrating to work for, so let’s say you do manage to grow sales. What happens next is they will hire another sales person to handle the increased business, giving them half you accounts/pay. Or they will spin another store off of yours and you will lose half your accounts/pay to that new store. Now you are back to where you started, and they will tell you that all you have to do is go out and get more business to get your pay back up. You will never ever get anywhere, even though they make it look like you are commission based, in reality you work for a measly small salary compared to how hard they will make you work.

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