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 3,498 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 58% 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 3.4 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 (317) , Store Manager (212) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (103) , Logistics Manager (86) , 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?

"very good part time job good pay and always rewarding employees" ((in 361 reviews)); "Great benefit package and paid timeoff." ((in 247 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 108 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 84 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management always harasses and follows you around the store" ((in 211 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 102 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 93 reviews)); "bad manager they contradict everything" ((in 89 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 70 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

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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,451 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

69% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

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 3,451 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

1.0

Jun 14, 2023

Telemareting posing as retail

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discount is the only thing postive

Cons

management tends to be dishonest, will throw people under the us trying to make themselves look good

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Here at Harbor Freight, we value people above all else and we value and respect the unique perspective you bring to our team. We highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR partners or the HFT outlet regarding any concerns. Please know that your feedback is important to us, and it will help us in our efforts for continuous improvement. Thank you for your hard work and we wish you all the best.

1.0

Jun 8, 2023

Run!!!!

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that can be even faked

Cons

Everything, from top down is bad

Harbor Freight Tools Response

We always welcome the opportunity to receive feedback from our team members. We highly encourage you to reach out to your HR partners or e-mail me at culture@harborfreight.com regarding any concerns. Our goal is to make Harbor Freight a great place to work with a healthy work environment for all our Associates. Thank you for your continued hard work in New York, NY and we appreciate the feedback.

1.0

Jun 7, 2023

Former associate

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Customers are terrific, fellow team members are terrific.

Cons

Management is sorely lacking and unprofessional. This led to a very stressful, chaotic and unbearable work environment

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are committed to building a great place to work by listening to Associate feedback and improving at all levels, which includes management. Our goal is to provide a healthy work environment for all our Associates, and we highly encourage them to reach out to their HR partners or the HFT outlet regarding any concerns. Thank you for your hard work and we wish you all the best.

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