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

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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

Oct 21, 2014

Retail Job in a Corporate environment. Store Manager and Assistants only ones paid attention to.

Warehouse supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can balance private and work life pretty well. Some nice people do work here.

Cons

Have to learn by trial and error if get a promotion have to figure out how to job well and figure out how to do it. You either are good or you are not and if not told you have to correct it but not how to. No training. Had to figure out there was training that was required by signing in and finding it out for myself.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

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We appreciate your comments, and we're also glad to hear you enjoy your co-workers and how the job balances with your personal life. We also appreciate the concerns you've expressed, and we want to help. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative, or if you prefer to share your thoughts anonymously, please call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thank you.

3.0

Oct 17, 2014

"If you don't mind a little hard work, you can get rid of your gym membership."

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with schedule, not hard but can be physically demanding. Full time get good benefits.

Cons

Promoting is difficult. Position needs to be available and if you are good at your position you'll probably be there forever. Customers can be rude.

4.0

Oct 17, 2014

Fun place to work, but can be hectic

Assistant head cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work environment, very laid back as long as you get your job done properly, great chances to make more money by selling replacement plans and memberships. Easy to move up in the company if you want to.

Cons

Higher-ups don't understand the store environment and will put outrageous requirements, like giving more work with less time to do it in. One of the worst problems is that managers can't schedule more people if sales are low, but sales are low because there aren't enough cashiers or people working the floor to help customers. It's a never-ending cycle. Also, can be very busy and customers get annoying because it's usually middle-aged men in a tool store, so they already think they know everything and that you should be bowing down to them.

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