Very crushed after many years of service - Sales Support Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Mar 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great training, lots of great people. Lots of independence.

Cons

On a so called pay plan with a so called bonus/commission. My pay has either stayed the same or decreased since 2008. Started with the company in 2000. If our group has not grown sales, why do they keep us around? I think they do but no way of verifying figures for bonus. I do not work in a branch. Leadership acts like everything is fine.

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5.0
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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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