Met some great people there, but extremely underpay - IT Analyst Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
Dec 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

This depends on which team you end up in, but I was fortunate to get a great Manager and had a great team. I met some really awesome people here.

Cons

Just like most reviews on here, it's the Pay! If someone Google search the average salary for the job title, Fastenal pays well under than the 25th percentile for that category. This is a place to start a career, but not a place where someone experienced will end up. Most people will leave for other company due to pay and this has been the trend for over a decade. (i learned about this from reading reviews and talking to employees who's been there a long time) A lot of people with 0-2 years of experience, but VERY few people with 3+ yrs. Also, a lot of things in IT falls behind because of high turnover.

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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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