Its OK - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
Nov 8, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decentralized work place. You can run your business how you want to. Pay is alright for a starter job. They do a good amount of training.

Cons

Decentralized work place. Your boss can run his business how he wants to and if you get a new boss who is incompetent there is nothing you can do. This is a 30/30/30 company. They higher people under 30, pay them less then 30, and they stay around for less then 30 months on average.

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5.0
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Pros

Management is good Hours are negotiable Time off is available Opportunities to move up always available

Cons

No commissions for part time

3.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of responsibility. Decentralized company, which can work in your favor.

Cons

Pay is low based on competitors. Politics, lots of it. Cost-centers everywhere. Everyone has to make money off the branches: the hub, NA, regions, support, etc. Being a GM is probably one of the hardest jobs. Your job on the lean team is to support NA and the branch. It is hard to fully support both at the same time. It is a balancing act that frequently is blamed on you. Frequently, your coworkers just want to put their name on your work and create problems because of their egos.

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