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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(3,450 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

67% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,450 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
Jun 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

HFT has good benefits, from the insurance to the paid time off. There's always room for advancement either within the store you begin working in or by relocation.

Cons

HFT is a fast growing company, but they are not completely ready for the expansion. The corporate office needs to learn from other major retailers on practices they implement in their stores. They expect too much from their part-time, minimum wage employees, which quickly causes burnout that results in high turnover rates. Most all of the decision makers of the company have never worked in a HFT store or in any retail environment which also hinders the success this company could have. It should listen more to the employees it currently has and others who have worked in similar environments to improve how to stores are ran. This would improve employee loyalty, resulting in a better workplace and would ultimately drives the company to success.

2.0
May 12, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers were great people most of the time

Cons

5am-4pm working non stop for minimum wage

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We agree, the staff at Harbor Freight's retails stores are great, and the atmosphere is pretty casual . We also appreciate your input regarding your hours, and we'd love to hear more from you. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thanks again for your feedback.
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