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 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 (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?

"The pay is good and the monthly bonuses are a plus but inconsistent at best." ((in 363 reviews)); "Great benefits and product to promote to customers.Training is available." ((in 256 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 152 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 107 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 81 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 104 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 98 reviews)); "bad manager they contradict everything" ((in 89 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

58% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,449 reviews)

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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

5.0

Aug 29, 2014

Budget products with deals to keep you going back.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount on products within store.

Cons

Budget quality on select items.

2.0

Aug 29, 2014

Overworked and underpaid.

Part time cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have some of the best co-workers. Some of the management is good. Flexible hours.

Cons

Understaffed, underpaid for the labor expected to perform, management asks its employees to give away free items or give discounts to sell either an Inside Track Membership or Extended Service Plan. People only come in for the never ending free items. Expected to make the store look new when it is old and run down with only 2 people scheduled to work. Terrible raises for staff and management. Recent reviews for employees was done by a manager that a) is no longer at the store and b) whom everyone and I mean everyone had a complaint about, how is that fair to anyone's review? Hence, a terrible raise.

Harbor Freight Tools Response

11y

Thank you for your input. We're glad to hear you enjoy working with your team. We agree, Harbor Freight's got a great staff of energetic, proactive people. We're also glad to hear you enjoy flexibility in your schedule. We also appreciate your suggestions on how to improve the working environment. We want the workplace to be a positive and productive experience for everyone and encourage you to reach out to your HR representative so we can have a constructive discussion and address all your concerns. Or, if you'd like to expand and share your thoughts anonymously, please call our HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thank you again.

4.0

Aug 21, 2014

Great company to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits. Great team work environment if you have the right employees.

Cons

Not much time at home. Mostly slow and annoying employees.

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