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Harbor Freight Tools

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High Stress Retail Environment - Customer Service Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
Jan 18, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

There really aren't any pros that I could find, this job was very high stress

Cons

The worst imaginable customers, one customer slammed a pipe wrench down on my counter so hard it hit my hand and left a horrible bruise and swelling. He did that because he was mad about having to wait in line.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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