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Harbor Freight Tools

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Best Job in Retail - Store Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

5.0
Oct 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best Retail Job I've ever had

Cons

Slow to promote from within

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for dedicating over 5 years of your career to Harbor Freight! Our goals and aspirations would not be possible without dedicated managers like you. We are committed to helping our team grow and advance in their careers and we highly encourage you to talk to your Manager about advancement opportunities or you may explore many opportunities available across the company on your myHFT account. Thank you for your continued hard work and we look forward to seeing you grow.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Business Outlook

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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