Declining work environment. - CNC Machinist Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Apr 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to steal experience. Gets your foot in the door. Good benefits. Okay pay.

Cons

TOXIC work environment on the floor and management will not fix this. They do not care about you and you all are just a number. The pay is okay but they tell you to keep your pay a secret because some people are not getting a fair wage. Management does not help you. Nobody gets written up for things they do wrong so the work environment is declining. Dont ever think you have a fair chance for advancement! Oh and if you want a raise, just threaten to quit.

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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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