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Harbor Freight Tools

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Stop pushing name collection and ITCs - Cashier Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
Jun 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

(At least in my store) -Pretty fun co-workers -Get good hours -Opportunity for commission -PTO and sick time for part-time

Cons

-Too much pressure trying to sell ITCs. Why would I try to sell a membership to someone when their information doesn't stay in the computer, their cards don't take coupons off automatically, and half the time they don't receive their ITC flyers. -Too much pressure with name collection. Most people are in a rush and don't want to stand in line for twenty minutes because the cashiers have to go through five phone numbers then have the customers, who generally write extremely slow, fill out a card. -No training. You get one maybe half a shift with someone showing you what do then you are on your own. -Doesn't take care of managers when they are out of line. Some managers treat the employees and customers like crap but nothing is done to them because they have been there for a long time. -Company doesn't stand behind their policies. If you say no returns without a receipt, uphold the policy. Too many times have I has customers get angry with me and yell at me because I wouldn't do a return but then management comes and does it. This makes the cashiers look like fools. Management need to stands behind policies and their employees. -Too much is expected out of a cut staff. You can not think that cutting payroll and having two people close is good for the business. You work your staff to death and then they leave. -High turnover

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We’re happy to hear you enjoyed the people you worked with, your hours, perks and benefits. We also appreciate your feedback about areas where we can improve and we're 100% committed to getting it right. Harbor Freight is growing at a record pace, and we're investing in our business like never before, including the areas you've referenced. Good luck in your endeavors.

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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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