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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,449 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

67% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Apr 21, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, and working morning shift

Cons

Managers, some co-workers, how they treat people, disrespectful, laziness, always denied time off, not being able to get a break/lunch when needed.

2.0
Apr 11, 2015

Overworked, short handed and underpaid.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learn basics of retail and inventory as well as sales. Small incentives for selling store-offered products and services. Paid vacation and sick time.

Cons

Always short handed and understaffed. Management is understaffed. Compensation is insufficient for work expected. Expect to work late nearly every shift due to a high turnover rate. Blackout days cannot be asked off (all parking-lot sale days). Promotion from within requires relocation thus limiting advancement, sales of company products are pushed almost too hard.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
11y
Hello. Thank you for sharing your input, especially the constructive ideas you had regarding the customer experience. We are gratified that you recognize the valuable experience you gain in retail and are happy you enjoy the perks and benefits that come with your position. We also appreciate your "cons" and want you to know we're continuing to strive to make the workplace a more productive environment for our staff. We'd like to hear more from you. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, please call our HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thanks again for your thoughtful feedback.
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