Good to get experience, but get out the first chance you get - OUTSIDE SALES Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Nov 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Schedule is flexible and company gives you freedom to call on accounts that you decide need service. General managers are pretty easy going as long as they see you are doing something.

Cons

Pay is not nearly worth the long work days and stress that comes with the job. Upper management is not connected at all with the people on the ground level out making the company money.

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5.0
Mar 6, 2026
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Pros

For such a large company, they move fast. If you demonstrate exceptional talent, it is rewarded much more quickly than other companies. Good decision-making gets a lot of attention.

Cons

Low starting pay makes it so that there are not a lot of applicants for entry level positions. Bad employee behavior is tolerated because it's hard to backfill the position.

1.0
Jun 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I wish if there were anything worth mentioning.

Cons

My contract was changed three times in the span of three months. This is the most disorganized company I have ever worked for. As an employee, you are the least of their concerns expect to be asked to stay late, come in early, and take on tasks outside your job description. Due to chronic understaffing, you're pressured into doing extra work, and if you refuse, they will find a way to let you go.

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