Decent company but not great local store to work at. - Sales Representative Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
Nov 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Company is a good company and means well however there have been some negative stories in the media in the past few years on its treatment of employees and payment of overtime. Also I don’t understand how the company can charge very drastically different prices to different customers especially during a pandemic. Giving drastically cheaper prices to major companies with billions of dollars than locally owned businesses with not much capital tends to leave a bad taste in the mouth.

Cons

The stores management is unethical, throws perfectly good inventory away and does not send out a national customers invoices when the customer wants them. Management also does not follow corporate policies, is very disrespectful to employees, gossips daily about employees, makes false accusations against employees and has threatened employees. Store Management is also against paying overtime even when employees had to work overtime due to helping customers.

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Pros

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Cons

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