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

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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).

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3K reviews

3.0

May 19, 2015

Harbor Freight

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are friendly. District Manager was fair and honest.

Cons

Store manager has no idea on how to work a store properly. All the employees are quitting because of his inability to do his job properly. Store manager is always lying and talking about employees behind their backs. It's run like he's 5yrs old

1.0

May 16, 2015

Not a great place to work

Customer experience asm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company opening many store way to fast and forgetting about older stores.

Cons

No focus on older stores. Double standard on following SOP. Some store cheat to get ITC and ESP and stores that don't get harassed by District manager.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for your input, although we are concerned that you were unable to find a single positive thing to say about the company. After receiving so many good reports about work environment, benefits, vacation, bonuses, perks, discounts, co-workers, etc., from other employees and former employees, when someone is unable to report any "pro" feedback, it saddens us that they hadn't come to us while they were here. We wish you much success. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.

1.0

May 15, 2015

Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on your manager, schedule can be flexible if that's what you need ina job.

Cons

A lot of cons - if you ever have a HR issue they have one person that "manages" hundreds of employees. Your issue will not be heard/cared about as it should be. I live in NYC and the pay is pretty horrible. You won't be able to support yourself financially even though this is a full-time "managerial" role. The quarterly parking lot sales can be very frustrating as you must dedicate an entire weekend to work along with all the prep the week before.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on working at Harbor Freight. We're happy you find the schedule flexible-- we hear that a lot, as well as the great benefits, casual atmosphere and awesome perks! We also appreciate your thoughts regarding HR and would like to hear more. We encourage you to call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377 where you can remain anonymous and freely share your opinions. Thanks again for your feedback.

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