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Harbor Freight Tools

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Loss of wages, hostile company culture, apathetic corporate office. - Head Cashier Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
Mar 20, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to learn sales, repetitive work, opportunity to increase your base wage via sales commissions, fast paced work environment.

Cons

Company will require you to use your personal vehicle while on the clock and refuse reimbursement for gasoline. Entry level associates will never be able to obtain any position above Head Cashier no matter how hard they work. The company culture is to use fear tactics and workplace intimidation to drive sales instead of positive reinforcement. No matter how good your numbers are you will still be threatened with documentation. Company policies are selectively enforced. Low wages for all positions outside of the ASM level or above. Harbor Freight Tools has more ways to write you up between paydays then any company I have ever worked with.

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Cons

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Pros

Great benefits, fast paced environment, good teamwork. I liked the hours, you get an education about tools, whether from your coworkers or the customers. And speaking of the customers, they were on the better side for retail. Most are down to earth and easy to converse with.

Cons

Supply chain issues, many parts would never be replenished, despite being featured, advertised, and on display. That would often lead to tensions with customers. Aggressive time constraints on tasks. Sidewalk sales, holidays, and also coincidentally inclement weather days, can be quite busy and therefore stressful. Especially if there's call outs, but if you have a good management team, you'll have good staff that will want to work for them.

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