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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
4.0
Sep 24, 2025

A good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, compensation, hours, work/life balance, culture

Cons

Staffing issues, unrealistic expectations, non-existent workplace drug violation policy

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
7mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. Your input is valued and appreciated. We encourage any Associate to reach out to their HR partners if they have any concerns. We sincerely appreciate your hard work and extend our best wishes for your future endeavors.
1.0
Sep 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent raises, easy to move up

Cons

Overworked, unprofessional employees, large workload at times due to unprofessional employees, unstable coworkers, people don’t last here they quit so fast, I’ve had to cover many shifts because I needed the money but people are always calling out.

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