Good for a resume builder only - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Aug 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learn the basics of running your business to a certain extent.

Cons

If you want to be successful you have to be willing to give up your personal life, Management can care less if you put in personal time because it is expected of you. In order to move up in the company you have to align yourself with management and hope they like you. Plenty of people have been promoted over better employees because who they knew. Pay is only great if you are located at a branch that has potential to grow. More times than not you find yourself overworking and one little mistake and they will replace you.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 27, 2026
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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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