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Harbor Freight Tools

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Harbor Freight Tools reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,439 total reviews)
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Eric Smidt

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,439 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
Aug 15, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay isn't horrible. Co-workers tend to be good to work with. ...that's about it.

Cons

No training at all. Managment is horrible, full of idiots who would rather blame everyone else because they can't do their job instead of trying to fix the problem. Believe me the paycheck is not worth the BS you'll deal with. Don't get your hopes up about benefits or tuition reinburstment - flat out lies, only full time gets that, which means only managment.

2.0
Aug 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the staff in the stores are trying their best despite the efforts of the DMs and up to limit the potential of individuals and stores. Benefits when you can get them aren't bad, though no 401k match despite the CEO's continuing to pay himself an annual "dividend" in the hundreds of millions. There is potential in the niche, though the decision-makers seem hell-bent on destroying that potential.

Cons

Lack of commitment to employees and employee development An ugly HR strategy in the past year of forced conversion to PT staffing of those positions that actually interact with customers supported by DM level and up (they haven't suffered, but the stores have) Long-term strategy? Lack of evidence of it and corporate mandated programs are based on fantasy rather that reality. No support for stores with DMs and majority of SMs brought in at the expense of capable and competent managers having no understanding of HFT policies and culture (Bhopal toxic).

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