Enjoyable company - Sales Support Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
Oct 28, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay Flexibility Enjoyable work Great coworkers I have enjoyed my time working at Fastenal as a part-time sales associate.

Cons

Not enough hours They are VERY strict about giving part-timers a max of 18 hours a week. This is great if you are a student or work two jobs because they are really flexible with those 18 hours, but even if a full time position does come up, you have to apply for it and compete for it with everyone else and in my case, I lost the position to somebody else.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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