Chill Job, Nice Boss - Sales Associate Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
Sep 8, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty chill workplace, tbh didn't really do much, did whatever was told like taking out trash, reorganizing stock, and doing deliveries. The actual sales associate part was mainly phone calls in terms of selling. My boss was really cool though he was able to teach me more aspects of being a sales associate and in the business "behind the scenes", like nothing really up front.

Cons

The job is labeled as a sales associate but its not the b2b or b2c you would expect.

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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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