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Harbor Freight Tools

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Not a bad job for a 17 year old in High School - Sales Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

3.0
26 Oct 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work schedule, cool store manager. When ever a day was needed to get off from anything, the management usually worked with you. Also you do get a small discount on products.

Cons

All products made in China, tools are not the best quality so it's hard to sell something to a customer that is not the best choice. The pay is not that good, they start you off at min wage and will keep you there for about a year and then only give you a small raise.

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5.0
26 June 2026
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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.

4.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
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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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