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 3,501 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 59% 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?

62% 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 (318) , Store Manager (212) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (118) , 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 352 reviews)); "Benefits were good and inexpensive" ((in 271 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 146 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 101 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 82 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"It just reeks of poor management and a lack of caring of who is promoted to what position." ((in 214 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 97 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 96 reviews)); "bad manager they contradict everything" ((in 86 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 67 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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3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,121 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

66% approve of CEO

59% 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

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4.0

Jan 20, 2021

Great Place To Work

Retail stocking associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, Nice people, Easy job

Cons

Boring, No set schedule, Late nights

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for your feedback! We are always happy to hear from our hard-working associates. At Harbor Freight, our goal is to be a great place to work and improving at all levels, including management. In our efforts to continuous improvement, we created fixed business hours, meaning that stores are either classified as “early morning” or “late evening” for operations and stocking. We greatly appreciate your continued hard work.

3.0

Jan 15, 2021

Staffing issues and flip-flopping hours keep this position from a higher star rating

Logistics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent money Friendly co-workers and management Generous vacation time

Cons

Work hours are really random and hard to plan for Staffing issues leads to huge work loads at times and is often thankless

Harbor Freight Tools Response

We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. Please know that we are always working hard to continuously improve as we grow. In fact, Harbor Freight has reviewed our current processes and how we could improve in this area. We value our associates, their ideas, suggestions, and becoming a great place to work. Thank your hard work and we wish you the best of luck in achieving your career goals.

5.0

Jan 14, 2021

Great place to work

Stock supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very competitive pay and great locations

Cons

Not on the stock market

Harbor Freight Tools Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide us your feedback. We are always happy to hear from our hard-working associates. We are a family-owned business with a commitment to deliver an incredible assortment of great quality tools at the lowest prices. At Harbor Freight, our goal is to a be a great place to work which means listening to our associates every step of the way. Your feedback helps us do that. Thank you for your continued hard work at Harbor Freight!

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