General manager - General Manager Fastenal Employee Review

3.0
11 Aug 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great teamwork atmosphere between stores. Insurance is good and not expensive. Hours are good. This company has a wonderful training program. If you are hired.. Train! It helps everyone! Pay is good.

Cons

District manager is inexperienced in "family". Too much micromanaging. This company should make it a policy to train ALL personal at THEIR facility so EVERYONE is working the "Fastenal way". The foundation of this company is wonderful! It's the arrogance in management that makes it difficult. This store is closing and this small area NEEDS this store here. Find ways to reduce overhead and reduce store size to keep this in the area. Only take a second to lose a customer. It's taken me an extreme amount to effort to mend bridges to get customers. Think about it.

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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

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3.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

Lots of responsibility. Decentralized company, which can work in your favor.

Cons

Pay is low based on competitors. Politics, lots of it. Cost-centers everywhere. Everyone has to make money off the branches: the hub, NA, regions, support, etc. Being a GM is probably one of the hardest jobs. Your job on the lean team is to support NA and the branch. It is hard to fully support both at the same time. It is a balancing act that frequently is blamed on you. Frequently, your coworkers just want to put their name on your work and create problems because of their egos.

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