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Harbor Freight Tools

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I would never go back - Cashier Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
24 Mar 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coworkers and store level management are nice, possibility for improving hourly pay with spiffs, flexible scheduling, PTO

Cons

Understaffed, pitiful pay, warranty company is getting worse and worse, mail card procedure is ridiculous. As a cashier I had to ask so many questions (or risk being written up) that I was standing there talking long after I'd finished ringing up items. If they just invested in radio or TV ads instead of relying on mailing advertisements from the time the company was founded (I think it's time to grow...) they'd pull in so many more customers and make it easier on the peons like me. Easily one of the biggest wastes of paper I have ever seen -- nowhere near being remotely green. Inside Track Club membership is completely bogus, if you receive a Sunday paper you'll get coupons better than the ones you have to pay for. That brings me to another thing.. THE COUPONS.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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