Start at a young age - Inside Sales Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
1 Jan 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-It is a great resume builder -Learn a lot about the industry -Only hire within the company -Could make a good living -Great people -No weekends -Part time work is great for a high school student of a full time college student.

Cons

-Have to start off at part time, unless you are lucky and get a full time inside sales position -Money is awful starting off, it is okay as you move up in the company if you dont mind making $60,000 or so as a GM (which to me is not very worth it) -Can be a lot of pressure to make quota (but it is sales, so what is new) -Part time hours and money is pretty much a slap in the face. -Base salary for outside sales is pretty pathetic also.

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5.0
30 Apr 2026
Recommend
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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

3.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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