Good and bad - Sales Support Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
May 8, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Learned alot and felt like what I did helped and mattered

Cons

Compensation is very top heavy and based on profits and growth. When I started getting bonus our store was doing about 150k per month and I was getting almost $1k a month in commission. By the end and what made me leave we were doing about 500k and my bonus fell to the minimum of $125. Most of this was do to minimum bonuses that were exhorbadent and well above the companies corporate pay structure which ate up our profit growth causing me to get paid less.

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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

3.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
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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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