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Harbor Freight Tools

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Retail Job in a Corporate environment. Store Manager and Assistants only ones paid attention to. - Warehouse Supervisor Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Can balance private and work life pretty well. Some nice people do work here.

Cons

Have to learn by trial and error if get a promotion have to figure out how to job well and figure out how to do it. You either are good or you are not and if not told you have to correct it but not how to. No training. Had to figure out there was training that was required by signing in and finding it out for myself.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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We appreciate your comments, and we're also glad to hear you enjoy your co-workers and how the job balances with your personal life. We also appreciate the concerns you've expressed, and we want to help. We encourage you to reach out to your HR representative, or if you prefer to share your thoughts anonymously, please call the HFT Outlet Hotline at 1-800-693-8377. Thank you.

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5.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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4.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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