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Harbor Freight Tools

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Worst company culture and management team I've ever had to work for - Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
Aug 4, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people were the best part as we had to stick together to make the misery of working there be a bit better

Cons

Many of the VPs and above were mainly there for themselves not the company (ie: Too many power maneuvers and CYA activities); NO respect for work-life balance; Jekyll and Hyde bosses were they act nice to others but behind closed doors, they're really office-psychopaths toxic environment who demean and berate their employees; overly-political; bad culture overall from all POVs: customer - they tweak online product reviews, delete many bad ones so only average to good ones apprear); employee - see above and; suppliers - they don't look for win-win solutions only win-lose.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for your input. We're glad to hear you enjoy working with your team. We agree, Harbor Freight's got a great staff of energetic, proactive people. Contrary to your point, however, we really do welcome our employees' feedback and try to make Harbor Freight's working environment positive and productive for everyone. We also disagree with other points you've brought up, but this isn't the forum for it. We strongly encourage you to reach out to your HR representatives so we can have a constructive discussion and address all your concerns. Or, if you'd like to expand and share your thoughts anonymously, please call our HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thank you.

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