Sales Support - Anonymous employee Fastenal Employee Review

4.0
17 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

For a college student the hours were very flexible and worked around class schedules. Was constantly moving on the job so no down time.

Cons

Communication wasnt the best within the branch, but that was due to having so many part timers on at the same time. You are also thrown into some roles, so learning quickly was required.

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Cons

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