Day to day is very much the same. - Sales Support Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
16 Sept 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Day to day operations consist of everything from cold calling to counting inventory to collections. It is a business where you can learn a little about a lot.

Cons

Once you get to GM status, there isn't much room for advancement, even though upper management swears there is. Stores are encouraged to act as a franchise, but at the end of the day corporate complains about things individual stores do.

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5.0
6 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great culture and good entry level skills

Cons

The pay could be better

3.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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