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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
4.0
Apr 15, 2013

very fast paced environment

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

family feeling they have christmas bonuses and closed for christmas and thanksgiving

Cons

not really a competitive salary tight budget less employees to get the job done

1.0
Mar 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Close to home. Clean envt. Free beverages

Cons

No structure, very unorganized management. Make you work your tail off for no pay. They do not have efficient systems. Use queries to get work done. Management is rude and short. Will fire you on the spot w/ out any verbal or written warnings. Some folks are there until midnight on weekends. Drive past parking lot on Sat and Sundays and folks are there until 5pm.

2.0
Sep 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Slightly above pay to other retailers - Not fast food - Not Wal-mart

Cons

- Minimum hours are really low - Starting wage is less than cost of 1bd Apartment - Slogan is "great place to work" yet they can't pay you enough to live - Benefits for part time employees is rather lack luster, a lot of words not a lot of benefit. - Lots of training videos that are filled with corporate bs language. - An insulting pat on the back system, where employees are encouraged to fill out cards of "good behavior". Turning in enough cards earns you badges to put on your namecards. I didn't know I was working at a daycare. You could just give us a $25 harbor freight gift card instead of a $1 piece of metal from China. - Encouraged to sell a membership that costs a staggering amount of customers more money - Encouraged to sell Protection plans that we are very aware are scams to most people since the chance of them utilizing those plans are next to none.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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We always welcome the opportunity to receive feedback from our hardworking Associates. Here at Harbor Freight, we value people above all else. We value who you are, what you have experienced, and how you see the world. We believe our differences can make you stronger. We understand that our culture may not be the right fit for everyone, but we pride ourselves on creating a welcoming environment where our Associates have the opportunity to flourish and succeed. We highly encourage you to reach out to your HR Partners or you may email us at culture@harborfreight.com to discuss any concerns. Thank you for your continued hard work and we appreciate your feedback.
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