Company wants to be larger than it is - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
Jan 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Ability to have a dislocation from direct management, to set sales your way. Company 4x4 pick up trucks. Average competitive pricing. Although slow-- internal manufacturing offered hard to get items

Cons

Company is overexerted in terms of brick and mortar and otherwise. Overworked underpaid employees. Understaffed branches. Different divisions taking directive off direct sales.

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5.0
Apr 30, 2026
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Pros

Good job to have during college. People are easy going and easy to get along with. Overall really good experience

Cons

Gets repetitive after a while

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I like my coworkers and my GM is a good .

Cons

The business model and lean staffing is simply unsustainable. Entry level pay, part time, little training, no commissions. Fastenal is focused on the sale rather than the customer. The wing it mentatility leaves customer service lacking. It's a roll coaster of putting one fire out after the other. They sale the position during the interview process but after your in there's empty promises with no real timelines for when the advancement is coming. Upper management seems out of touch with the day to day business. If you ask for help they simply say you have a good schedule. It's extremely disappointing that it has turned out this way because I was excited about the prospect of becoming an Account manager.

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