Long hours - OUTSIDE SALES Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
1 Jun 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you work on your own and make sales, most managers will leave you alone. Outside sales you can leave the store which is nice.

Cons

They want you to sacrifice you life. 50plus hours a week is expected. A min of 50 hours is expected for under 30k a year. It's not hard labor, but you are not considered a "team" player if you don't give 55hours a week. Get there at 7am and leave at 5:30pm. You are also expected to give up a weekend saturday every once and a while to help other stores move or whatever. no pay for that.

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5.0
6 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

For such a large company, they move fast. If you demonstrate exceptional talent, it is rewarded much more quickly than other companies. Good decision-making gets a lot of attention.

Cons

Low starting pay makes it so that there are not a lot of applicants for entry level positions. Bad employee behavior is tolerated because it's hard to backfill the position.

1.0
6 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I wish if there were anything worth mentioning.

Cons

My contract was changed three times in the span of three months. This is the most disorganized company I have ever worked for. As an employee, you are the least of their concerns expect to be asked to stay late, come in early, and take on tasks outside your job description. Due to chronic understaffing, you're pressured into doing extra work, and if you refuse, they will find a way to let you go.

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