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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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

May 26, 2023

Not bad for the type of job

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good PTO benefits company is pretty decent for what it is

Cons

The schedule and honestly some of the managers they hire have no idea how the store works they should hire within more

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are always happy to hear from our hardworking Associates. We believe in providing respectful schedules for all our Associates and we highly encourage you to reach out to your leadership team regarding any concerns. Thank you for your continued hard work and we are glad to have you on the team.

3.0

May 12, 2023

Just not great

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small store and easily closing time

Cons

Management sucks and just doesn’t care

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are committed to building a great place to work and your feedback will help us do that. We highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR partners regarding any concerns, which includes management. Thank you for your hard work in Corona, CA and we will forward your comments to the appropriate HR partners.

3.0

May 12, 2023

Liked some of my coworkers

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Built friendships with some coworkers

Cons

Family member was sickly and was passing, wanted to leave shift early to spend time with them and was told I couldn’t leave. I was only able to spend 20 minutes with them before they passed on

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. At Harbor Freight, we value people above all else and our goal is to build a great place to work where our Associates are treated fairly. We highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR partners regarding such concerns. Thank you for your hard work in Wareham, MA and we will forward your comments to the appropriate HR partners.

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