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?

"The pay is good and the monthly bonuses are a plus but inconsistent at best." ((in 353 reviews)); "Great benefits for full time and part time." ((in 255 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 148 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 82 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 210 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 99 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 98 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

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Dec 4, 2014

Not a bad job - Cashier

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The job is fairly easy and standard. Ring up customers, push the script to get them to join the company mailing list, bag their items, move to the next customer. Usually there are Floor/Warehouse employees, a.k.a any male who gets hired, to bring the large products ti the front but when it's busy you'll be expected to get them yourself. Not ever a huge problem, really.

Cons

Management in these stores is a joke. They're all over the place. Still, they were friendly and supportive, just disorganized

1.0

Dec 2, 2014

Assistant Cashier

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job itself was very easy

Cons

company values horrible management they don't work with your school schedule horrible pay

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for your input We're glad to hear you found your job to be easy, and hope you also enjoyed working with your co-workers. We really do value our retail staff and strive to make their working environment a positive and productive place for everyone. Had you reached out to your HR representative, they would have taken steps to constructively resolve your concerns. We are sorry we lost you and wish you good luck.

1.0

Nov 20, 2014

Company has a bunch of fake reviews in June. This place is hell! dont work here

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I guess they have coffee in every break room

Cons

Senior managment pretend to be on your side, but all they want to see is a BIG bonus. Lots of power moves. You work long hours and are shown no appreciation. If you want to work for a terrible company, go right ahead, but dont say I didn't warn you. People are very unfriendly. And everyone thinks Eric is god. Serisusly working at HFT is like being in high school all over again, all the same back stabbing and power plays. Its all about impressing people.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

We appreciate you sharing your input, but we're disappointed you are unable to share a single positive thought about your co-workers, the company, benefits, job, etc. Harbor Freight continually strives to improve the work environment and experience for its employees, and we encourage you to share your concerns with your HR representative, or anonymously call our HFT Outlet Hotline at 800-693-8377. Good luck!

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