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Unreal Expectations - Store Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

2.0
Aug 31, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Full benefits Paid TO Pay is a good start

Cons

Unreal expectations Highest turnover is Store Managers Frugal company Technologically behind major retailers Work demand for Store managers is not what they promote as work life balance

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are continuously working to be the best place to work and your feedback will help us do that. At Harbor Freight, we value people above all else. We value who you are, what you’ve experienced, and how you see the world. We believe our differences can make us stronger. We are committed to creating a work/life balance for all our associates. We highly encourage our associates to reach out to their HR Partners if they have any concerns to share and we will forward your comments to the appropriate HR Partners. Thank you for your hard work in Bakersfield, CA and we wish you the best in your career journey!

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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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