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Harbor Freight Tools

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It pays the bills. - Assistant Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

3.0
Sep 19, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are decent for full time employees. Harbor Freight Tools matches up to 10% for 401(k) contributions.

Cons

As the company has grown it has lost a sense of loyalty to it's employees between corporate personnel and store level employees. Hiring from outside the company seems to be a common practice as of late, rather than promoting from within.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great store leader. Great team to work with. The company cares about its employees. The pay is better than most retail places. Open door policy. Good work life balance. Fun place to work.

Cons

Not getting to work overtime often.

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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