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 3,497 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 57% 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 3.5 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 (316) , Store Manager (213) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (103) , Logistics Manager (85) , Assistant Manager (78) , 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 366 reviews)); "Great benefits and product to promote to customers.Training is available." ((in 250 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 151 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 108 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 79 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 212 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 99 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 91 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 86 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 65 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

Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(3,450 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

67% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,450 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Oct 2, 2012

Good first sales job

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Real low pressure, definately has a small shop feel. You can easily befriend your managers and customers will sometimes know you by name. Sales goals are fairly easy to meet because of the no nonesense esp's and the high customer loyalty. Pay is competitive and raises will come twice a year if you earn them.

Cons

Needs more staff! traffic is unpredictable even during weekdays so you will have a massive rush of customers for hours with only a cashier and a manager on the floor. Also there are absolutely no full time jobs outside of management.

2.0

Aug 20, 2012

Complete crap

Pricing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At first I got moved up very quickly. Then everything got all about favorites. Nothing is worth, CEO doesnt care about you and corporate will Contradict everything they say, don't pay worth a crap and just not worth your time.

Cons

See pros for the cons

1.0

Jun 30, 2012

Wrongful treatment of employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is not great but ok most of the staff is friendly

Cons

Managers walk around like they are gods including district managers. Too few employees to handle store at busiest times. Managers openly call you names and make you feel as if your not doing your job meanwhile they are just walking around doing nothing or in the office sitting down talking on cell phones or to each other like no work needs to be done No real training is given the only training really given to employees is either thru a video or by another employee when they are allowed to help management never helps new employees. Most of the time your just thrown in a told to deal with it

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