Long hours, hard work, but great experience - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
22 May 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The amount of experience in operating a business is much more than you will get with any other sales job. As a manager of a larger store, I have a fair amount of autonomy and am able to make many decisions including the type of business I go after to my employees' schedules.

Cons

The 50-hour weeks start to run you down quickly. There is a lot of competition to reach the next promotion and sometimes the company focuses on unimportant parts of the business (freight) and forgets more important parts

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5.0
30 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good job to have during college. People are easy going and easy to get along with. Overall really good experience

Cons

Gets repetitive after a while

1.0
6 Jun 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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