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      Harbor Freight Tools

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      Harbor Freight Tools reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (3,451 total reviews)
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      Eric Smidt

      69% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

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      3K reviews
      1.0
      May 24, 2015

      Not just horrible, but 20% worse than horrible

      Team member/whatever job they throw at me
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its a job, barely. $9 an hour starting... if they gave you any hours.

      Cons

      Ethics Harassment Sporadic work hours too many workers, but only an average of 2 people working in the store at any given time. impossible goals to reach disgusting policies and procedures Extremely disorganized Management through the company is pathetic No real possible way to advance within the company because the regional and district managers hire from outside the company, staples to be precise, as they worked there prior to HFT. Scheduling manager is allotted a minuscule budget of hours for a team of 15+, so no matter what, only maybe one or two nights a week is there anymore than 2 people working at a time.

      4.0
      May 23, 2015

      fun job

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Experience, responsibilities, and hours are good. And you still get commission

      Cons

      Paid almost minimum wage for a very demanding job

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      Harbor Freight Tools Response
      11y
      Hello. Thanks for your input. We're glad to see you mentioned the commission. That's a pretty neat perk, as are the health, 401K and vacation benefits. We think you'll agree, the co-workers and casual atmosphere are great, too. We also appreciate you sharing your concerns and and we'd very much like to talk about them with you. Please reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thanks again for your feedback.
      2.0
      May 20, 2015

      HFT issues at hand

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      company has a very good bonus program for Managers

      Cons

      very bad Human Resources department. Mid management, Regionals need to learn how a store actually runs. base pay for management is low.

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      Harbor Freight Tools Response
      11y
      Hello. Thank you for your input. We agree, the managers' bonus programs are pretty great, as are the health, 401K and vacation benefits. We also appreciate your thoughts regarding HR and corporate management, and we'd love to hear more from you. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thanks again for your feedback.
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