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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(3,452 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 3,452 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
Mar 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Okay wage, moderately flexable, you may or may not get a Christmas dinner great benifit if you are part of leadership team

Cons

Poor scedualing bad hone/work balance goes back out on promises (permanent 2$ bump was pulled after promised with no explanation) and does nothing to bridge the cap between what you make and what they raise the starting wage to so longer term employees now feel less "valued" doesn't care to promote within management doesn't care about your health or safety if it hurts the bottom line part time associates are treated near worthless regardless of experience or training also excessively strick on full time requirements and basically have little to no hope if your a parent of a live in child with a life altering disability also atlas is a joke and have been going threw the same fight for over a year to get them to stay within my availability. Discount is near worthless when you can't use it with any other coupons and give the same discount to customers only difference is we don't have to wait so long sometimes focus on metrics out weighs the focus of getting customers out in a timely fashion and to many pointless sale pitch when your ringing out customers managers get away with treating transgender and gays like literal scum and bring their religious views to work with them I can keep going but I'm bored

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
5y
Thank you for your detailed feedback. We strive to be the best place to work and feedback like yours, helps us work towards that goal. We are dedicated to creating a work/life balance for all our associates. We believe in doing the right thing and treating everyone fairly, reasonably and with respect. We highly encourage our associates to reach out to your HR Partners and share your concerns with them. Your comments will be shared with the appropriate HR Partners. Thank you for your continued hard work and we greatly appreciate your feedback!
1.0
Mar 8, 2021

meh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

free t shirts and company discount

Cons

hours jump all over the place. they could do a better job trying to make a solid schedule. It seems the store manager only worries about her hours and vacations

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback. We are always happy to hear from our hard-working associates. As an organization, our goal is to be a great place to work by learning as we grow and evolve every step of the way. Your feedback will help us do that. We highly encourage our associates to reach out to their HR Partner to discuss any concerns. Your comments will be forwarded to the appropriate HR Partners. Thank you for your continued hard work in Plainfield, IN and we’re glad to have you on the team!
1.0
Feb 28, 2021

Changes for the worse

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

competitive pay flexible hours clear vision from senior leadership

Cons

terrible district/regional leadership weak human resources lip service to company programs like safety

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
5y
Thank you for dedicating over 5 years of your career to Harbor Freight. We would not be able to achieve all that we do without hard-working leaders like you. At Harbor Freight, we believe in putting people first. We are committed to improving at all levels, including management. We want you to know that your feedback will be valuable as we continue to grow and evolve as an organization. We highly encourage all our associates to reach out to their HR Partners and share any concerns with them. Your comments will be shared with the appropriate HR Partners. Thank you for your hard work in Nashville, TN and we wish you the best in your career journey!
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