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

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

1.0

May 24, 2015

Not just horrible, but 20% worse than horrible

Team member/whatever job they throw at me

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a job, barely. $9 an hour starting... if they gave you any hours.

Cons

Ethics Harassment Sporadic work hours too many workers, but only an average of 2 people working in the store at any given time. impossible goals to reach disgusting policies and procedures Extremely disorganized Management through the company is pathetic No real possible way to advance within the company because the regional and district managers hire from outside the company, staples to be precise, as they worked there prior to HFT. Scheduling manager is allotted a minuscule budget of hours for a team of 15+, so no matter what, only maybe one or two nights a week is there anymore than 2 people working at a time.

2.0

May 20, 2015

HFT issues at hand

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company has a very good bonus program for Managers

Cons

very bad Human Resources department. Mid management, Regionals need to learn how a store actually runs. base pay for management is low.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Hello. Thank you for your input. We agree, the managers' bonus programs are pretty great, as are the health, 401K and vacation benefits. We also appreciate your thoughts regarding HR and corporate management, and we'd love to hear more from you. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thanks again for your feedback.

2.0

May 19, 2015

Decent job when you really need one.

Customer service, stocker and cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounted price on tools, small bonuses available by up-selling Extended Service Protection plans.

Cons

Employee's that contribute ideas to improve our business operations and customer service are shot down, yet robbed. Such ideas being later implemented, after an innovative employee leaves the company.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Hello. Thanks for your input. We agree, Harbor Freight's got a lot of great perks like product discounts, bonuses, complete benefits package, vacation, etc. We also appreciate your thoughts on how we can improve and would have liked to have spoken with you when you were still with the company. We wish you much success in your future endeavors. Thank you again for sharing your opinion.

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