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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,440 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,440 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
4.0
Aug 14, 2025

Great people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People there are friendly and easy to work with. Nice discount Good pay and benefits Work life balance

Cons

Slow decision making- lots of layers of leadership Minimal budgets Transparency

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
9mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. Harbor Freight is built on a commitment to Excellence and Continuous Improvement, and your feedback helps us achieve that. Thank you for all your hard work and we wish you all the best!
2.0
Aug 13, 2025

It's Fine

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pto as a part timer

Cons

as a female working in hardware especially in SD you have to expect sexism... unfortunate

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
9mo
Thank you for your feedback. Harbor Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we do not tolerate any form of harassment from customers or Associates. We highly encourage our Associates to report any cases of harassment to their HR partners. Thank you for your hard work in Rapid City, SD and we wish you all the best.
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