Loads of opportunity if you're willing to put in the effort - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

5.0
Dec 2, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- great opportunity to grow within the organization - excellent benefits (insurance, vacation, etc) - competitive pay (a lot of which is determined by the work you do) - growing organization with great financial stability - opportunity to move domestically or internationally - ability to travel and experience things most don't get to

Cons

- expectations to/from 'the street' seem unattainable in the long-term - sometimes difficult for local representatives to see the big picture - international presence needs focus - pay structure for some departments seems to change too often - from time to time it feels like we forget we're a multi-billion dollar organization

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Cons

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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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