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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(3,454 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

66% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,454 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
Jul 9, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Can be a team environment. Benefits are good, pay is good. Hours and schedules can be demanding but with good leadership is manageable. Closed 3 Holidays a year.

Cons

Upper Management. If you get a “bad” DM they can make your life horrible. Usually anything above your DM doesn’t care about people- it’s about numbers and perception. Over the last 2 years they’ve taken away tools to assist the customer such as rain checks and limited freight into stores.

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