Great for stock holders. Bad for the backbone of employees. - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

2.0
11 Jun 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. Decent paid time off.

Cons

Unless one is at the District Manager level or higher, one is poorly compensated for one's efforts. The heart, sole, and foundation of this company comes through sales of the entry level sales position. And these entry level sales are poorly paid. The base pay hasn't increased in 10+ years. That would be fine if the commission schedule was reasonable, but 66+% is from base pay. This isn't an absolute rule and there are some exceptions. But because of inflation and the value of a dollar, the person in the same position 10 years ago was making a lot more money than the person, today.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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