Run as fast as you can - Sales Trainee Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
29 Apr 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None Guess it pays better than unemployment but not really You can make some great job contacts while meeting customers

Cons

You make more money flipping burgers at McDonalds Management has no clue what is going on or how to run a business District Manager brought me into the branch and fired the guy I was replacing all at the same time he was beyond unprofessional

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Pros

Lots of responsibility. Decentralized company, which can work in your favor.

Cons

Pay is low based on competitors. Politics, lots of it. Cost-centers everywhere. Everyone has to make money off the branches: the hub, NA, regions, support, etc. Being a GM is probably one of the hardest jobs. Your job on the lean team is to support NA and the branch. It is hard to fully support both at the same time. It is a balancing act that frequently is blamed on you. Frequently, your coworkers just want to put their name on your work and create problems because of their egos.

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