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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,452 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 3,452 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
2.0
Dec 14, 2022

WORK WORK WORK oh and WORK

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Pros

Discount 20% is all I can say.

Cons

NO balance, keep you past your scheduled time if you don't stay they cut your hours next week. Then want you to come in on your day off. Turn over is horrible. That's just on the store level. Attendance is now sent to a Third party, so no matter what you and your store manager have discussed you will be fired with no final. Not only that the management just tells you that you are no longer aloud in the store as you show up for you shift. No explanation no warning. In a week you will get a letter with you last paycheck and the numbers to corporate HR that you will call leave messages and never here anything back. Just like that your canned. If you are firing people for family emergencies and 5 minutes late, while basically holding you hostage "until the job is done" hours past your SCHEDULED off time. #048 FYI my manager was an hour late on the shift I was on time for, that i wasn't allowed to enter the store. Which he had 2 days to let me know not to come in, buy yea.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Here at Harbor Freight, we are committed to improving in all areas by listening to our Associates and improving every step of the way. We highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR Partners regarding any concerns. Thank you for your hard work in Fort Worth, TX and we will forward your comments to the appropriate HR Partners.
2.0
Dec 12, 2022

Breaks

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to stay in one area on register

Cons

No breaks only a lunch. If you work 6-8 hours

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback. We always welcome the opportunity to hear from our hardworking team. We encourage all our Associates to reach out to their HR Partners to discuss any concerns. We strive to build a great place to work and your feedback will help us do that. Thank you for your continuous hard work in Orlando, FL and we will forward your comments to the appropriate HR Partners.
5.0
Dec 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Crystal clear purpose, direction and tools (SOP). With 1300 stores and 2new store openings every week they have the recipe dialed in.

Cons

Payroll and staffing has been the challenge for companies big and small. Two year pandemic and a fluctuating economy just exaggerated the opportunity.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. Here at Harbor Freight, our goal is to build the best place to work by listening to our team and improving every step of the way. Your feedback will help us do that. Thank you for your continued hard work and we are glad to have you on the team!
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