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Harbor Freight Tools

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Never been treated so poorly in my entire life. - Anonymous employee Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
11 May 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is very good at the management level but the work-life balance is terrible. The bonus structure is very generous too.

Cons

Terrible district and regional managers with unrealistic expectations. They don’t seem to care what goes on inside the store on a daily basis, only if all the dust is gone when they come to visit.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for your feedback, especially regarding management. As you know, Harbor Freight is also dedicated to continuous improvement, and we will continue to do so moving forward. We appreciate your work, and look forward to seeing you grow with our family!

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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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