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 2% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 58% 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 3.4 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 364 reviews)); "Health benefits are great and dental" ((in 254 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 152 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 105 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 80 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 216 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 101 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 90 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 89 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

58% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,449 reviews)

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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

May 26, 2015

Seek work elsewhere

Freight team associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A current job is better than no job to seek better job. Working with tools is cool. Good place for college students.

Cons

They schedule very little hours. If you're there originally scheduled for 7 hours working freight, more likely to only work half the time. They hire so many people for that one day to have items unloaded and stocked. You would be fortunate enough to work 12 hours a week. If you manage to stay there for at least 8 months, don't expect much of a raise. Up to 13cents they give. You can work all superb show up as scheduled very knowledgeable excellent will co workers and customers and management. Yet they will always find fault in you though you believe in integrity.

1.0

May 24, 2015

Not just horrible, but 20% worse than horrible

Team member/whatever job they throw at me

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a job, barely. $9 an hour starting... if they gave you any hours.

Cons

Ethics Harassment Sporadic work hours too many workers, but only an average of 2 people working in the store at any given time. impossible goals to reach disgusting policies and procedures Extremely disorganized Management through the company is pathetic No real possible way to advance within the company because the regional and district managers hire from outside the company, staples to be precise, as they worked there prior to HFT. Scheduling manager is allotted a minuscule budget of hours for a team of 15+, so no matter what, only maybe one or two nights a week is there anymore than 2 people working at a time.

4.0

May 23, 2015

fun job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience, responsibilities, and hours are good. And you still get commission

Cons

Paid almost minimum wage for a very demanding job

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Hello. Thanks for your input. We're glad to see you mentioned the commission. That's a pretty neat perk, as are the health, 401K and vacation benefits. We think you'll agree, the co-workers and casual atmosphere are great, too. We also appreciate you sharing your concerns and and we'd very much like to talk about them with you. Please reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thanks again for your feedback.

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