General Manager - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
Jun 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Fastenal does not micromanage. Allows you to truly feel like you own part of the company, which drives performance and sales goals. Great benefits for full-time employees. If you are pat of a quality team the sky is the limit.

Cons

Some team members may be difficult to work with, but this can be expected with any job. Commission calculator could be more fair to employees rather than forcing high margin on every sale in order to receive full commission.

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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

Gets repetitive after a while

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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