Fun company to work at during college career - Sales Trainee/Outside Sales Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
Jan 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Management is very helpful and really there to help you in anyway. Flexible and relax environment. Good way to get your foot in the door in the industrial supply world. You will learn the business and company from the ground up which was an awesome experience for my early career.

Cons

I really enjoy working for the company but pay is too low to continue full time.

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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
Recommend
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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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