Money and no fun - Shipping Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Jul 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Money, money, and more money. the only good thing about the company.

Cons

Long 12 or more hours, some workers slack off and you get blamed for it. a bit of a learning curve to memorize where everything is at when sorting and loading trucks, bad working environment where people are cliqued up and few people help each other out, belts stop working frequently making work hours longer, no work life balance, and managers leave left and right in shipping.

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Pros

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Cons

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