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Harbor Freight Tools

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It has had it's ups and downs. - Anonymous employee Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

2.0
20 July 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good vacation, good benefits if your full time. Steady paycheck. Not to hard of a job. Above minimum wage for entry level positions. Possibly of making a killing on commission if you have the drive. Some but limited room for advancement (depending on your store and district manager).

Cons

The limitation of advancement also has it's drawbacks. Constant price changes or ad events where the only thing that changes is the message on the tag 90% of the time. Extremely micromanaged environment do not dare to deviate from SOP even in the slightest or there goes your raise or worse. Do not promote from within. (Seen many good people deserving people who go above and beyond for the sake of the company get shafted because of the determination to bring in everyone from the outside). High turnover. No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close. Constantly reminding the cashiers to meet there numbers on the programs and name collection or be ready to sign PMR's. Never get to travel for the holidays because of black Friday side walk sales. Overtime forbidden.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for your time with Harbor Freight Tools! We are working very hard to be a better place to work and shop and couldn't do it without our AWESOME associates around the country. We are committed to constant improvement and making sure that our associates are happy and learning so we appreciate your feedback. We wish you all the best on your career journey.

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Pros

Great store leader. Great team to work with. The company cares about its employees. The pay is better than most retail places. Open door policy. Good work life balance. Fun place to work.

Cons

Not getting to work overtime often.

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Pros

Great benefits, fast paced environment, good teamwork. I liked the hours, you get an education about tools, whether from your coworkers or the customers. And speaking of the customers, they were on the better side for retail. Most are down to earth and easy to converse with.

Cons

Supply chain issues, many parts would never be replenished, despite being featured, advertised, and on display. That would often lead to tensions with customers. Aggressive time constraints on tasks. Sidewalk sales, holidays, and also coincidentally inclement weather days, can be quite busy and therefore stressful. Especially if there's call outs, but if you have a good management team, you'll have good staff that will want to work for them.

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