Great life lessons, great stepping stone - PT Support to OSP to Manager Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
Jan 3, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

For folks that know they could be great at sales but haven't gotten the training, Fastenal trains you to speak the language of industrial sales. You learn how to build and track your book of business, how to use a Contact Retention Module, and how to overcome objections. It's like getting paid to learn the ropes of sales.

Cons

If you have a tough location in the company, like one with very little potential for big numbers, you won't be getting paid very much. since the threshold for entry is so low it doesn't make sense to offer large base pay. If you do land in a larger sales territory you have potential to make 60-100k as an OSP or manager.

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Pros

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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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