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Harbor Freight Tools

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To be completely honest.. - Anonymous employee Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
Apr 29, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pros. My fellow employees are fantastic.

Cons

Cons. OK I can write a full book on cons alone. Where to start.. 1: This is not worth minimum wage. They will we work you to they bone and Still tell you to work faster..harder. You are just a body here. Nothing you do will be good enough and that's a promise. 2: Forget work/Life balance. Doesn't apply here. It doesn't matter so don't fight it. 3: Pay. You are working harder than any job you have ever had for the absolute minimum wage legally allowed. Again they don't care. 4: You will work the craziest hours. Morning hours. Then day shift. Then overnight just to turn around and make you come in a coupé hours later. Again zero respect for the work/life balance. 5: Safety. None. I can't tell you how many times I've been hurt along with my employees. If you speak up, it will be you're fault believe me. 6: If you are still reading this and haven't run away then go back to number 1: and read it again.

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Thank you for all you and the team do to make Harbor Freight Tools a great place to work and shop. As you know we are committed to constantly improving our processes and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and we will make sure to share it with the appropriate team members. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to helping Harbor Freight Tools deliver value to the hardworking.

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