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      Harbor Freight Tools

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      Harbor Freight Tools reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (3,449 total reviews)
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      Eric Smidt

      67% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,449 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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      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 3, 2018

      Good benefits, lousy hours

      Logistics supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      HFT has some of the best benefits for a retailer out there. Paid Time Off, sick time, discounts to a large number of stores outside of HFT. 20% discount in-store. I was full time, but if you are looking for this job to be a 15-20 hours a week kind of gig, its absolutely perfect for that, so long as you can get semi regular hours.

      Cons

      Biggest reason I left was the hours. Always flipflopping between day and night shifts. Not enough hours to spend on crews that were just days or just nights. One day I would work 4 to midnight and then the next day I'd do 9am - 5pm. Days off were a thing of the past since pretty much all of my free time was used up catching up on sleep.

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      Harbor Freight Tools Response
      8y
      Thank you so much for your feedback, and we will report it to the appropriate team members. Best of luck in your future career goals, thank you for your work!
      1.0
      Jan 23, 2018

      I have had good Experience at Harbor Freight.

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Only good thing about HFT is you make money off replacement plans

      Cons

      I would never Recommend NOBODY to apply there. Never talk to managers about anything about you because, they will definitely twist it around.

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      Harbor Freight Tools Response
      8y
      Sorry you have not had the experience you desired so far at Harbor Freight Tools. We appreciate you sharing this feedback and will forward it to the appropriate team members.
      1.0
      Jan 12, 2018

      Wrote up while in the hospital.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The money you can make.

      Cons

      Hours available. If warranties arnt sold we got in trouble and hours are cut.

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      Harbor Freight Tools Response
      8y
      Sorry you did not have the experience you desired at Harbor Freight Tools, but appreciate you sharing your feedback. We wish you the best in your future career!
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