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 3,496 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Harbor Freight Tools to a friend and 57% 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 3.5 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 (316) , Store Manager (213) , Logistics Supervisor (150) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (103) , Logistics Manager (85) , 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 347 reviews)); "Great Benefits for ft and pt associates." ((in 256 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 157 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 100 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 84 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 211 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 96 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 92 reviews)); "managers don't even know how to do their own job." ((in 87 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 69 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

(3,449 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

67% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

May 30, 2014

Poor Business Model and No Clear Direction

Retail associate, cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on Management situation it can be a great place to work. The employees all know each other and feel like family.

Cons

They lack in many aspects of their business model. The Corporate leaders are obsessed with selling Inside Track Club Memberships which has a lot of flaws such as the purchasers inability to receive the flyers they signed up to receive. They also Obsess over selling their Extended Service Plans which aren't worth the money for certain products. These are the only things the company seems to care about. They have certain stores in districts and the Districts are run by District Managers. There are Some District Managers that are just cold and heartless towards their store managers and the Employees.

2.0

May 28, 2014

Expect youbto jump through hoops

Assistant pricing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My co-workers & store manager are the only reason I am still there.

Cons

Corporate expects the employees to jump through hoops like we are in the circus. They want so many things done & sales to stay high with no payroll hours to work with & no crew. No way possible to get full time hours unless your management.

2.0

May 28, 2014

Do not expect a work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO accrual is great. DM fostered great relationships within team. Promotion opportunities exist. SM bonuses are pretty great. Commissions are available for people who push themselves.

Cons

SM are expected to be on call 24/7, and accessible to their staff at all times. Corporate pushes more and more programs on the stores, yet they continue to tighten the payroll belt. Burn out is high. New POS system bogs down after 20 items, corporate solution is to break up the transaction into a bunch of little transactions.

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