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 343 reviews)); "Great benefits and product to promote to customers.Training is available." ((in 260 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 108 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 85 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 209 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 100 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 99 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 87 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 67 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

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

3.0

Nov 7, 2014

Harbor freight

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company will be adding 65 stores this year alone

Cons

Not a lot of growth, low payroll ask manager to do everything

2.0

Nov 5, 2014

Harbor freight mess is crazy

Warehouse monster

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun co workers are crazy and they will have you do a ton of work and make you stay over and all kinds of fun stuff boo hop.

Cons

Unqualified managers are super crazy yo they will make you lift heavy stuff and wear this super uncomfortable back brace which weakens intestinal muscles

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for your input. We agree, Harbor Freight offers a fun, casual environment as well as the opportunity to work with some great people. We also appreciate your other feedback. If you were still with the company, we would have encouraged you to reach out to your HR representative with your concerns, or, if you would have liked to share your thoughts anonymously, to call our HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. We wish you good luck in your endeavors.

3.0

Nov 3, 2014

Decent job, crummy management, paycheck every 2 weeks

Sales floor associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay structure, you receive the hours you ask for. Pay is not bad, commission really helps when you work hard for your sales and earn an extra $75-$105 per week through your personal sales, the numbers really add up.

Cons

Incompetent managers and other individuals in supervisory-like positions. People can't keep the story straight between upper level and lower level management when it comes to worker's pay, time off, etc. The company needs to better their management-level hiring/training practices, and that is very relevant within your first 3 months of work there.

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