Is Harbor Freight Tools a good company to work for?

Harbor Freight Tools has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 3,496 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Harbor Freight Tools have been left by employees working as District Manager , Equipment Operator and Human Resources .

Does Harbor Freight Tools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harbor Freight Tools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harbor Freight Tools. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harbor Freight Tools?

63% of Harbor Freight Tools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harbor Freight Tools 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harbor Freight Tools?

Sales Associate (316) , Store Manager (213) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (103) , Logistics Manager (85) , Assistant Manager (77) , Retail Sales Associate (63) , Warehouse Associate (61) , Senior Sales Associate (60) , Logistics (53) , Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"very good part time job good pay and always rewarding employees" ((in 347 reviews)); "Great Benefits for ft and pt associates." ((in 256 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 157 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 100 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 84 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"It just reeks of poor management and a lack of caring of who is promoted to what position." ((in 211 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 96 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 92 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 87 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 69 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Harbor Freight Tools locations?

Calabasas , Dillon , Los Angeles , Houston , Moreno Valley , Camarillo , Nashville , Fort Worth , New York , Phoenix , Chicago , San Antonio , Tampa , Atlanta , Austin , Jacksonville , Dallas , San Diego , Sacramento , Portland , Louisville , Cincinnati , Olean , Oklahoma City , Raleigh , Corpus Christi , Indianapolis , Columbus , Riverside , Las Vegas

Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,449 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

67% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harbor Freight Tools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Dec 20, 2017

Assistant Manager Operations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Descent pay, benefits and PTO

Cons

You don't get recognized for what you bring to the team or the results you deliver its who you know and who likes you that matters when it comes to promotions. They want people that just put their heads in the sand and don't ask questions.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback, and best of luck in your career journey, we appreciate your work and time with Harbor Freight Tools.

2.0

Nov 13, 2017

Lack of involvement

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small private company, great customer base. Unique environment sales spiffs encourage associate selling. Benefits are pretty good nowadays and affordable

Cons

Work life balance is non existent, lack of communication, tasking so much the logistics team is broken down into nothing and increases turnover. Unrealistic work expectations

Harbor Freight Tools Response

8y

Thank you so much for your feedback, it will help us in our continuous improvement in this region and others. We wish you the best in your future career goals!

1.0

Oct 26, 2017

"Don't Work in Central Texas"

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has the intentions to be great. People at the store level trying to be "best in class" was inspiring and fun.

Cons

Gave everything I had 7 days a week in a difficult location with limited resources. No support from upper management. It is difficult to work somewhere where the District Manager uses time away from the store (family emergency/scheduled vacation) to do negative store visits. Employees are not allowed to be held accountable for mistakes or LP issues. Unannounced visits with the intention of finding policy violations. Obvious favoritism for Store Managers that did not perform to standard or put in much effort.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

8y

We greatly appreciate you sharing your feedback with us, and will share it with the appropriate team members. Thank you for all your work with Harbor Freight, and best of luck in your career journey!

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