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Harbor Freight Tools

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Great benefits and starting hourly wage - ASM- Assistant Store Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

5.0
Jul 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hourly rate, culture, benefits, employee discount, work life balance, 401k, PTO, flexible sscheduling. Challenging, variety. Best retailer to work for.....highest starting pay in the retail sector but they do expect you to work for the high pay.

Cons

It is very micromanaged, and it is retail with busy times being nights, holidays, & weekends. Extremely metrics driven retailer.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We would not be able to accomplish all that we do without hardworking leaders like you. We depend on all our associates to bring value to our hardworking customers and we’re grateful for all you do. As an organization, our goal is to be the best place to work. We are committed to improve at all levels, including management. We highly encourage our associates to reach out to their HR Partners and connect with them if they have any concerns to share. Thank you for your continued hard work in Philadelphia, PA and we’re glad to have you on the team!

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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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