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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,451 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

69% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Feb 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hours and pay was okay

Cons

Management was not the best

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We strive to improve continuously by listening to Associate feedback. We are committed to improving in all levels, including management, and we highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR Partners regarding any concerns. Thank you for your hard work and we wish you all the best!
3.0
Feb 18, 2023

Don’t trust anyone

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate has great intentions. The owner has a great corporation.

Cons

DMs are very manipulative, will do everything in there power to get ride of you, If your honest with the RM, DMs don’t like it. DMs are vindictive, will intimidate SM, AM, Supervisor. Fish for information.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We always welcome the opportunity to hear from our team members and leaders. At Harbor Freight, we value and respect the unique perspective you bring to our team. We want you to know that your feedback is important to us, and we will forward your comments to the appropriate HR Partners. You may also email me at culture@harborfreight.com to discuss any concerns. Thank you for your continued hard work in Dallas, TX and we are glad to have you on the team!
2.0
Feb 13, 2023

4 hours per day

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Only work 4 hours per day

Cons

Hours only 16 hours per week

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We always welcome the opportunity to hear from our hardworking team. We believe in providing respectful schedules for all our Associates and we highly encourage you to reach out to your Store Manager regarding scheduling concerns. Thank you for your continued hard work and we’re glad to have you on the team.
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