General Manager - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
Mar 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to see a lot of behind the scenes stuff at different customers. It can be like a episode of "How Its Made" sometimes which can be cool.

Cons

Terrible place to work. Before taking a job drive around to different stores in the district and try to find someone older than 30 working in any of the stores. Ask about turnover rate.

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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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