Ask too much and give too little. - OUTSIDE SALES Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
May 17, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

It's good if you would like to be a general manager at a retail store. Its good for promotions from part-time to outside sales to general manager to district manager. Land a big account to ride on for a while. It's a good stepping stone for sales reps, they hire almost anyone (unless you have a visible tattoo). Decent benefits. Company car while on the job.

Cons

Drink the blue koolaid and all is fine and dandy. They have terrible pay and require much out of the employees. Good employees but bad morale due to lack of pay.

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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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