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 3,498 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 58% 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?

63% of Harbor Freight Tools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harbor Freight Tools 3.4 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 (317) , Store Manager (212) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (103) , Logistics Manager (86) , Assistant Manager (77) , 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 372 reviews)); "Health benefits are great and dental" ((in 252 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 149 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 109 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 80 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 213 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 98 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 95 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 92 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 71 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

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,451 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

69% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,451 reviews)

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Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,451 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

1.0

Jun 9, 2015

retail warehouse associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When ever there is a weekend sale you get free lunch depending on what the store manager gets.

Cons

Part time gets you about 21 hours or less per week. Sometimes it fluctuates to 35 one week only but that is very very rare. starting pay is 25 cent above minimum. You do so much work for little pay and they expect you to put in one 100% when they cant even take care of their workers. When ever you get a raise its only 5 to 15 cent jump that's it. This place should be ashamed of them selves with all the money they make.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for sharing your insight on working at Harbor Freight. We're glad to have you as part of the team! We're also glad you enjoy the company perks. We're also glad you shared your concerns here, and we'd like to hear more and see how we can help. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative, or if you prefer to remain anonymous, call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377 and share your opinions. Thanks again for your input!

3.0

Jun 9, 2015

Part Time Warehouse

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Keeps you busy so you won't get bored, good co workers, good management

Cons

Low pay rate, labor intensive

1.0

Jun 9, 2015

Head cashier

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good hours, the customers were always great. close to home that was about it

Cons

no cross training for advancement. Left to manage store on my own 99% of the time, which was not an issue because the manager was just not "there" no care about his staff and it was quite frankly better he wasnt around. Always working his schedule because he didnt feel like getting into work on time. awful experience.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to share your input regarding your time at Harbor Freight Tools. We are particularly gratified to hear you enjoyed dealing with the customers. That's the sign of someone who understands the spirit of why we are there. We also appreciate your "cons " and want you to know we're continuing to strive to make the workplace a more productive environment for our staff. We would have liked to have discussed this with you at length while you were with Harbor Freight and would have encouraged you to reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd preferred to remain anonymous, our HFT Outlet Hotline. We wish you good luck in your future endeavors.

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