Just not enough. - Outside Sales Representative Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
Sep 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Worldwide company, Internal job opportunities, Exposure to many industries, Great training program. Ability to manage own accounts, while being customer focused. Ability to gain a wide variety of skills and techniques. Commission can be very good if you are continually growing. Good benefits for full-time employees

Cons

Low starting salaries, unless you are a manager, but even then the amount of work and hours is not worth the money> Commission can be good but the more you sell each month the harder it gets to make more money due to growth rate. Not to many advancement opportunities past Outside sales, DM's will limit you, sell you on the position you are in while also trying to sell you on your mediocre salary. Long hours, heavy work load.

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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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