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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(3,439 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

69% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Aug 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Under previous management there was team work, growth opportunities, respect, open door policy, fast paces with challeging rewarding work. Recognized for hard work and loyalty.

Cons

Under new mangement there was unprofessional work environment, disrespect shown to employees, stressful work environment that was not rewarded or recognized.

4.0
Feb 17, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

HFT pays pretty good for a retail job. The products they sale are interesting and fun. If you like tools, you can get pretty good deals. They give you pretty generous amounts of Paid Time Off and they have decent benefits.

Cons

They send out way too many coupons that makes the customers very confused. They are disorganized in many areas of the management. They are always understaffed and that causes everyone stress. They hire managers with no tool knowledge. The pressure they put on you to sell extended warranties and memberships is over the top.

2.0
Feb 13, 2010

Job responsibilities

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

rapid growth, expansion, niche market, specialty retailer, excellent benefits package

Cons

long hours, poor communication, corporate office based in california,

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