Hill - OUTSIDE SALES Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Dec 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

If you can find good customers, who pay their bill, on time, Fastenal will not raid your check. Your coworkers are like war buddies, if they make it long enough to learn they become like family

Cons

They take your money when customers do not pay, they want you to work hours without pay, hire people who know little if anything about the products, employee turn over is worst I have ever seen, the managers are children, sexual harassments and hostile work environment is rampid, very little help and if you get it all they want is to figure out how to milk more from you, manangers above store level are way out of touch, upper managment is truly arrogant, product managers are ignorant to what they buy and options in the market, this list can go forever

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5.0
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Pros

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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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