Nothing special - Developer Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
Jul 28, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The office looks nice and they finally have free coffee.

Cons

No vision benefits, low pay, not very flexible with letting people work remote. Raises are tiny. Every 2-3 weeks on-call for 12 hours Mon-Sunday. The work itself is very dull, the 401k payout is at the end of the year, the overall % contribution match is below standard and based on profits not a fixed rate.

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5.0
Apr 30, 2026
Recommend
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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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