If you just want to learn and not make money while having weekends and holidays off- this job is for you. - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
25 Jan 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

No weekends unless your store moves- then if you are salaried you are screwed and will work an extra 30 hours that weekend for free- not my definition of a pro. Paid holidays.

Cons

As outside sales- 50 hours, crappy pay, micromanagement, too many 'responsibilities' that take away from your time selling. Very little control of 'selling' to your accounts, little possibility for growth, no 'perks' or incentives beyond a paycheck, they combine your paycheck and commission into one check so you get screwed in taxes, if you aren't in sales- don't worry you won't be held accountable for your job, not wrote up or reprimanded ever even if you get caught falsifying time cards. Corp holds paychecks an extra day or two (paychecks- even direct deposit ) are not consistently distributed on time- I think that they hold paychecks to make more interest of your check. They push and push and threaten you to make you sell vending- but there is no training for it after you sell it. Everyone's answer to every question is 'do a FASTHELP' which is neither fast nor helpful and always a waste of time. Noone in the company knows how to use the words THANK YOU OR GOOD JOB.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
18 Jun 2026
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Pros

You get to meet great people along the way. POS system is a great tool.

Cons

Fastenal does not do performance reviews. Trying to get a raise is near impossible. When you ask for a raise they upper management says that you need to sell more..... Fastenal seems like it's trying to weed out there tenure employees and higher college grads with no experience and little pay to replace seasoned personnel.

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