Rough, climbing up hill during an avalanche - Outside Sales Representative Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
12 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As outside sales you work on your own basis, once you leave the store in the morning you are on your own. only plus side

Cons

the money, the advancement opportunity, the company holds you down from gaining customers, they are expensive, they make it impossible to be happy while working there let alone make any money. you will get burnt out real quick and after two years will not have the chance to outsell your numbers from the year before which means no pay

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5.0
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Pros

Great culture and good entry level skills

Cons

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3.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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