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Harbor Freight Tools

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Not understanding company's logic. - Anonymous employee Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

3.0
Jul 15, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I work at a new store, I got to work with the red shirts and set up the store. I live how fast this company is growing and the opportunities that were recently presented to me. I somehow locked in the head pricing coordinator position. My store manager recently told me big things are going to be happening in our district and he wants everyone that's part of the leadership team to be ready for the next level up.

Cons

The pay is really low. I understand this is a retail job, but unless you are part of the management team you're basically making minimum wage. I don't know about other states, but in CA. you can't live off wages that small. My other issue is our store has a bunch of great workers, how are they rewarded? They're told their hours are getting cut. That's just an insult to injury. You make $ .80 above than minimum wage and are lucky to get 20 hours a week. Why would anyone want to stay with a company that treats them like that. Our store meets or exceeds the daily budget everyday, but we can't afford to keep our good workers on the schedule. So we have a high profit store, but can't pay the employees decent wages or give them hours to work. The company says it has competitive wages... Competitive with whom?

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5.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

Amazing company to work for they do care about your feedback!

Cons

Hitting the goals they have set for you can be challenging most of the time!

3.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

Salary, $18.28/hr, benefits, enjoy working with customers

Cons

Management has changed. Store is in chaos. I've been there nearly 4 years and I'm very unhappy with some management.

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