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Harbor Freight Tools

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Pros and Cons of Harbor Freight - Sales Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

2.0
13 June 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Something good that I experienced working at Harbor Freight was the pay and the employees I worked with

Cons

Mainly Harbor Freight isn't an ideal place to work at. The management in the store would post the schedule and at the last-minute change it without telling anyone but would write you up if you missed so many days. Management also rarely worked and only barked orders. They took advantage of the hard workers yet let the lazy people get away with whatever.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We aim to improve continuously at all levels and your feedback will help us do that. At Harbor Freight, we believe in providing respectful schedules for all our Associates and we highly encourage them to reach out to their Store Managers regarding any concerns, that includes scheduling. We want you to know that your feedback is valuable to us and we will share your comments with the appropriate HR Partners. Thank you for your hard work in Somerset, KY and we wish you the best in your career journey.

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5.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
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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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