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Harbor Freight Tools

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Best Place I've Worked At! - Sales Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

4.0
Oct 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You get commission based off how hard you are willing to work for it. Yearly raises and its pretty easy to become friends with the other coworkers. You have a lot of regulars and they learn your name pretty fast.

Cons

LOTS of drama. Just like any other job. Sometimes you feel like you are working harder than what you are getting paid for.

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5.0
Jun 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible depending on situation, friendly, and willing to help new workers for extended periods

Cons

Strict on specific rules, may be prone to theft in store depending on area

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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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.

Cons

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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