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      Harbor Freight Tools

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      Harbor Freight Tools reviews

      3.6

      65% would recommend to a friend

      (3,439 total reviews)
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      Eric Smidt

      69% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,439 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
      1.0
      Aug 4, 2014

      Worst company culture and management team I've ever had to work for

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people were the best part as we had to stick together to make the misery of working there be a bit better

      Cons

      Many of the VPs and above were mainly there for themselves not the company (ie: Too many power maneuvers and CYA activities); NO respect for work-life balance; Jekyll and Hyde bosses were they act nice to others but behind closed doors, they're really office-psychopaths toxic environment who demean and berate their employees; overly-political; bad culture overall from all POVs: customer - they tweak online product reviews, delete many bad ones so only average to good ones apprear); employee - see above and; suppliers - they don't look for win-win solutions only win-lose.

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      Harbor Freight Tools Response
      11y
      Thank you for your input. We're glad to hear you enjoy working with your team. We agree, Harbor Freight's got a great staff of energetic, proactive people. Contrary to your point, however, we really do welcome our employees' feedback and try to make Harbor Freight's working environment positive and productive for everyone. We also disagree with other points you've brought up, but this isn't the forum for it. We strongly encourage you to reach out to your HR representatives so we can have a constructive discussion and address all your concerns. Or, if you'd like to expand and share your thoughts anonymously, please call our HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thank you.
      1.0
      Oct 15, 2013

      horrible leadership and corporate culture

      Recruitment manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have the longest interview process in any corporation I have ever seen.

      Cons

      From the key exec team down there is a horrible culture and poor leadership. No dedication to raising the bar or doing things ethically. DO NOT WORK HERE it is a very hostile work environment.

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