Lack of growth opportunities - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
Mar 13, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Different paths to go career wise depending on skillset and preference - Good experience gained from entry level jobs - Decent benefits for full time employees - Plenty of training for current and new roles

Cons

- Poor company hierarchy makes it hard to understand your next steps - Low pay relative to other companies in the industry(from what I heard, what my pay is) - Lack of direction in career advancement - Easy to get stuck in the same position - Wrong people in the wrong positions seems to be a common theme - Benefits could be better

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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