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Harbor Freight Tools

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High expectations, low support - Store Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

3.0
Nov 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-Overall not a bad job -Great associate discount -Competitive pay across the board

Cons

-Inept district level leadership -borderline impossible metrics to hit to achieve bonus -absurdly tight budget -scheduling system creates more problems than it fixes

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We would not be able to accomplish all that we do without hardworking leaders like you. As an organization, we take pride in our People First culture and we are committed to improving at all levels, including management. Please know that we regularly monitor Associate feedback in our effort for continuous improvement and we highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR Partner regarding any concerns. Thank you for your hard work in Columbus, OH and we wish you all the best.

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Cons

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Pros

Great benefits, fast paced environment, good teamwork. I liked the hours, you get an education about tools, whether from your coworkers or the customers. And speaking of the customers, they were on the better side for retail. Most are down to earth and easy to converse with.

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Supply chain issues, many parts would never be replenished, despite being featured, advertised, and on display. That would often lead to tensions with customers. Aggressive time constraints on tasks. Sidewalk sales, holidays, and also coincidentally inclement weather days, can be quite busy and therefore stressful. Especially if there's call outs, but if you have a good management team, you'll have good staff that will want to work for them.

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