Fastenal Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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On average, employees at Fastenal give their company a 3.3 rating out of 5.0 - which is 17% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Fastenal employees are Branch Managers submitting an average rating of 3.7 and General Managers with a rating of 3.5.
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"Fastenal is a fair place to work."
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"I have learned alot at Fastenal and regret no time spent with the Fastenal Company."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Work hard and Fastenal will reward you when business is good."
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"Fastenal is a company first employer wanting youto live off of bonuses that are not reliable anymore."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep your A employees and do away with your C employees. Growth through customer service."
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"Fastenal was a very cutthroat company."
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"Meeting people, Problem solving and maintaing budgets for the store"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"Managemant was very cut throat. They were concerned more about reports than the business itself. They preached sales but never gave you the time to sell."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Please think about the companies that we sell to. Give the employees better training."
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"Thinking outside the box-Employees"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Must be outgoing willing to pay yor dues. Work with all the employees to help succeed"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"After district manager there are only three promotions left RVP -Coo-CEO"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Have a few more layers of management so more manager have a chance to be promoted"
"great place for one to start his or her career in sales after graduation. great first job since a lot of responsibilites are given to a young employee early on in their progression."
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"Competitive atmosphere, early responsibilities and accountable for every act"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"show a strong motivation towards outside sales."
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"lack of career advancement opportunity once you reach the branch management level, lack of organizational leadership at the district manager level. salary is uncompetitive when compared to competitors."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"sales force for the compoany is their biggest asset, and they should be treated as such."
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"Management and supervisory position"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"Was not able to attend college during my employment there"
"enjoyed working for this company right out of school.many opportuites"
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"great job upon graduation"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"topped out low"
"Employees are an expense."
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"The people are great. The opportunities to play with the latest and greatest technologies, even though that is only as long as it takes to get it into production."
"Solid Company to work for"
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"Great opportunity to run your own business with a great corporate decentralization"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be honest"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"Lack of advancement in this economy"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Better study local markets, and stop trying to compare all areas of the country geographically"
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"fast paced, never standing around"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"be ready to work!"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"poor senior management"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"more training"
"hard work for little pay"
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"payed ok fo no digree"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"you have to be fast work fast for the company"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"only 40 hours a week"
"good insight"
What do you like about working at Fastenal?
"the people were good"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"make sure you are geared towards sales"
What don't you like about working at Fastenal?
"pay was a bit lower that average"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"retain your good people"
"Manager was not very aggressive in sales, he was timid. Pay was at the lowest of the low, otherwise good company to work for."
Fastenal Reviews FAQs
Is Fastenal a good company to work for?
Fastenal has an overall rating of 3.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 39 Fastenal Review Ratings left anonymously by Fastenal employees, which is 15% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 77% of employees would recommend working at Fastenal.
Does Fastenal pay their employees well?
Fastenal employees earn $38,000 annually on average, or $18 per hour, which is 42% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 20 Fastenal employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Fastenal Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at Fastenal?
77% of employees would recommend working at Fastenal with the overall rating of 3.3 out of 5. Employees also rated Fastenal 3.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 2.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.4 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at Fastenal?
According to our data, the highest paying job at Fastenal is a Territory Sales Manager at $110,000 annually. Browse Fastenal Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at Fastenal?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Fastenal is a Warehouse Worker at $16,000 annually. Browse Fastenal Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at Fastenal?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Fastenal to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and cons to be Rewards You Receive.
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