Working at Fastenal — Reviews by Employees

today am still employed as OSP , . am looking for work because am just another rat looking to jump this sinking ship. This company is second from the top on Jobvent and for good reason, after reading all the posts here I am convinced by experience working for Fastenal that they are a numbers game and your just another number. Am supprised that someone at fastenal has not gone postal Yet! stores will be closing soon, share pricing from 45 to 1y Target Est: 60.80 . hmmm if they layoff 30% and make the rest carry the load this will be goal hey! oh right its just another unrealistic fastenal target . blah blah blah what a joke.

http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/article_79898cea-b251-11df-b225-001cc4c03286.html

Well its been a year since RV and CH motivated me to leave the company. So I sent Chuccles a nice litttle update about my life today. Sent it to the branch e-mail.


Here goes...



Hey Chuck,

It's Randy. I just wanted to remind you that it's been 1 year since you ran to Ralph about me like a little bitch! I want to thank you for that because since I left that peice of shit company I have doubled my income! Thats right DOUBLED! You truely motivated me to get the hell out of there. I would have never known what true success was if it was'nt for you being such an insecure person. Its really funny how life works, ya know? Just when you think someone is actively trying to sabotage your career and the well being of your family; it turns out to be the best thing for you at the time. Now I have a job where I make my own hours. I only communicate with my Supervisor via e-mail or text. I see my pay check more frequently than my boss and I don't have to deal with the pressure and bullshit Fastenal put me through. Nor do I have to look over my shoulder to find out what my Manager is saying about me to his boss. I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing great and I owe it all to you. You miserable insecure, insignificant little bitch!


Fuck off,

Randy Coker

Well folks, unfortunately this Friday will be the last day for a lot of you. Since next Monday is actually the last day of the month, a Friday dismissal means you will get no commission for August since you weren't an employee for the FULL month. If you are anticipating getting let go, call in sick Friday morning. At least you'll get your August commission. The morons running this company couldn't spell business, but they certainly know how to screw the rank and file out of their pay.

Folks can any of you help me out ?
OSP goals higher than branch ??
Branch has Top 10 customers ??
Every month goals are going higher than branch for OSP?
Is this a setup for failure or is there a way to fix ?

HELP!!! so ya'll tell me what's going on....our new GM is forcing me (full time store support) to go to part time!
Can he really do that???/ I mean i love my store support gig,,,,but its obvious he doesn't want to pay us benefits either.....so can i lob a complaint or question to H/R to get a second opinion? Can he legally do that???

they suck cock

I am smoking them in the market place now... Good luck keeping your GM% up fellas!

.The ceo of this company has been rated the cheapest in america. With that said how do you think the employees are treated. Forbes and inc. Both rated him the cheapest,google it. Once your growth stops your pay is over. It will stop and then you only get two percent commission, on all sales. With that said use them and abuse them. How can so many people on here be wrong, and so few right

My biggest issue is this. Your commission is based off profit margin. You set the prices you sell to your customers based on the cost of goods as shown in the POS. At the end of the month the company pulls in true cost (usually higher) therefore reducing your profit margin and commission. How is this legal?

As for the rest, just like everyone else has said. Understaffed and overworked. 55 hour work week. Terrible location, dirty, mouse infested. Part time help plays on the internet while you do all the work. Management belittles you.

Our DM threatened to take $100 out of every full time person's paycheck if our cash proofs were late to corporate. How is the cash proof the OS's responsibility?

They feel they're best motivational tool is to threaten punishment.

One day everything will catch up with them.