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Harbor Freight Tools

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Stressful environment - Anonymous employee Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
24 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Solid company financially. Not the usual public company concerns.

Cons

They brag about how "different" they are, like it's a good thing. This is egomaniac central with high high high turnover. You have to like old school, top down, micromanagement to like this place.

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Thank you for sharing your feedback, as you may remember Harbor Freight Tools is committed to continuously improving our processes and we will make sure to share your feedback with the appropriate team members. Over the past few years we have made some big changes to the way we operate and how we recognize our associates and we have more to do and hope you will take a minute to learn about the changes we have made at Harbor Freight Tools. We invite you to visit our career site at www.harborfreightjobs.com.

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