Fastenal Operations Manager reviews

2.4

46% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Daniel Florness

46% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Operations Manager employees have rated Fastenal with 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Operations Manager professionals have an average working experience there. Fastenal is rated 32% below average by Operations Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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35 reviews
1.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The employees you work with on a day to day basis are usually good people.

Cons

Once you get past a certain level there is no chance to grow, professionally or financially. They’ll lie and say you can grow your salary but there is no chance. Pay is TERRIBLE. For managers that are in charge of making sure the location is running efficiently they should be paid much more. “Commission” is tied to things out of your control. They pay operations managers .25% on sales over 100k, typically averages out to 1,000 a month on a laughingly low salary. Racism is prevalent, from the customers to the corporate employees. There’s hardly any other race that is in a position of power here. It’s all a good ol boys club they only hire their buddies so they can play golf during the work day.

3.0
Feb 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Community, team, flexible, training, hours

Cons

Pay, slow advancement, mgmt change

2.0
Jan 20, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Weekends off Reasonable Monday through Friday hours

Cons

Decentralized decision-making causes management to be all over the place through the company. District managers are dead weight and not useful, especially since most times they are unaware of what is transpiring in their branches Low pay even when you are a tenured employee Too much work load Unreasonable scorecard expectations Company cuts corners on labor and understaffs departments and branches Terrible benefits

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