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 3,486 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 59% 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?

65% 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 (315) , Store Manager (211) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (102) , Logistics Manager (83) , Assistant Manager (76) , 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 363 reviews)); "Great Benefits for ft and pt associates." ((in 250 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 155 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 107 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 215 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 90 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 86 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 69 reviews))

What Harbor Freight Tools locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Sparks , Seattle , Hemet , Greer , Florence , Olean , Elwood , Green Bay , College Station , Virginia Beach

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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(3,439 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

69% approve of CEO

59% 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 3,439 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

4.0

Nov 3, 2019

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Assistant manager

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Pros

has a good reputation in the industry

Cons

not bad place to work for a living

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate your continued hard work and all that you do at Harbor Freight Tools. We noticed your location is listed as Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK). Harbor Freight has over 1,000 stores across the U.S. and we currently don't have any locations outside of the country. We recommend updating the location, so we can work to continuously improve through your feedback. Thanks again for sharing and we look forward to watching you grow with the team!

3.0

Aug 16, 2019

Good Job very demanding

Senior logistics associate

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CEO approval

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Pros

Vacation time builds up quick Mostly good people to work with Only being able to work Logistics part of my time.

Cons

Not a fan of not exactly being truthful to customers.Such as getting them to join the inside track club via a coupon they can get on their own and also not exactly mentioning its a one time replacement on warranties.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We're glad to hear you are enjoying working with the team! We appreciate your suggestions and will consider them in our efforts of continuous improvement. We encourage you to reach out to your Store Manager or HR Partner if you'd like to further discuss your concerns. We also noticed that your position is listed in Tokyo, Japan. Harbor Freight Tools has stores across the United States, but we do not have a store location here. Do you mind updating your response, so we can provide accurate information for current and future associates? Thank you again for sharing and we look forward to watching you grow with the team!

2.0

Jun 6, 2018

This place is a bad joke

Sales supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They’ll hire anyone Discount Commission Dress code

Cons

Hours Management Pay Customers Work life balance Eric Schmidt

Harbor Freight Tools Response

We’re sorry to hear you didn’t have the experience you desired at Harbor Freight Tools. Please know we take all Associate feedback into consideration and appreciate your contribution. Best of luck to you in your future career.

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