You Own It - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

5.0
Apr 4, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

You basically own the business. You don’t have senior management breathing down your neck. You make your own schedule and so long as you’re bringing in profit along with you team you won’t have any issues. Decentralization is key at this company. They know how much value it is to for employees to own their work and be proud of it.

Cons

Yeah some operations can get annoying but it’s worth the pay, ease and flexibility of the job.

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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

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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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