Toxic employer. - Mini Load Picking Fastenal Employee Review

1.0
20 Feb 2024
Recommend
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Pros

They work with you on your schedule after you’re there about 5-18months.

Cons

They openly hate their employees and think the employees are as underdeveloped and inept as they are. Like all positions at fastenal, your position’s hourly rate tops out less than what you should start at. Everyone’s in high school or just out of high school. Basic positions anyone slightly competent, fresh out of high school could do well require degrees. Nothing here warrants delusionally requiring a degree. The management and corporate environment is an abusive bubba club intentionally creating higher turnover. Completely reprobate management. There’s literally zero benefits, no medical or dental ins, no sick time, no pto. When you get your review your toxic reprobate supervisor will state you don’t understand anything and are unable to do your job but still give you your slap in the face .50 raise. Anything to display pettiness and underdeveloped character. It’s a dangerous workplace and accidents happen for sure; the steps are two inches wide and slippery. When you’re injured they’re going to act like you’re faking your injury. The degenerate you have to deal with in corporate will speak down to you and insinuate you’re faking your injury. Their insurance drops you immediately, they’ll make up whatever to not cover what they’re supposed to. I reported a mentally unstable supervisor that makes up things about me and has escalated his harassing and slandering me. His wife is the HR department and another relative is above them in management. Literally two days later I’m told I can’t work without a Dr’s restriction list. I give them it and they now keep rejecting my Dr’s restrictions. Conficts of interest aren’t a big deal to the malignant excrement making decisions here. This’s an openly malevolent employer. If you get ill, you can’t return to work without wasting a weeks worth of fastenal wages to get a Dr’s note. So basically if you get sick, get a different job. The turnover is deservedly incredibly high. No one honestly values their employment but the lack of motivation is to be expected. There’s about a 25-30% loss in work and then it’s slower anyways from December-March or April. So they cut hours greatly during this. Good luck. A union would be voted in unanimously and extremely quickly if given the chance. They’ve earned the reputation of an abusive and unprofessional employer. Janky, lacking at best. This business will be sold or go out of business in the next 3-5 years maximum.

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Pros

Management is good Hours are negotiable Time off is available Opportunities to move up always available

Cons

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3.0
9 June 2026
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Pros

They offer training programs through their internal “Fastenal School of Business.” A few good mentors to guide you should you find one and if you’re willing.

Cons

* Work/Life Balance - No official WFH opportunities. Branch employees were told to report, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. 15 days of PTO (10 for vacation and 5 for sick). You don’t earn additional PTO until the start of the year following your 5 year anniversary. * Pay - pay is inconsistent and they find reasons to change your pay by eliminating and changing titles. Pay is below industry standard and is a base + bonus program for most roles. * Boys Club - Especially in MN/WI area. Positions created or filled for cast off tenured employees to find them another spot rather than termination. Promotions based on political moves instead of merit or opportunities for growth. Positions posted for new roles internally but sometimes not shared with teams to allow for those politically motivated decisons to fill a spot. If a role is only posted for 1-week vs 2-weeks, it usually means they have a specific candidate in mind to take that role. * Cheap & Tacky - Required to travel but not all meals are covered. Welcome to stay at hotel that offers free breakfast but no per diem for lunch or dinner. Some meetings or trainings might provide lunch. When traveling for team meetings or trainings, usually required to share rooms - sometimes with other employees you’ve never met. Encouraged to book rooms using discount codes provided by customers. There is a target room rate they’d like you to hit and sometimes it means driving out of the way. They’d rather the expense hit elsewhere such as fuel and travel versus the room rate.

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