Worst company I have ever worked at, and I previously worked at a convalescent hospital! - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
26 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Other Employees, No nights or weekends. It's a job.

Cons

Salary is beyond horrible! Health Insurance and Benefits are sub-par! Micro management, they preach how great they treat their "Family" (Employees), but it's a joke, they don't practice what they preach. Christmas bonus is a shoe box full of off-brand junk food. Management is clueless, mostly made up from someone who ran a store for a year. They measure everything and hold store management accountable for performance but dictate how you MUST run a store with no leeway. Technology is non-existent. They don't pay for cell phones they require you have.

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5.0
6 Mar 2026
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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 June 2026
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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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