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Harbor Freight Tools

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Awful. - Assistant Store Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
Sep 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay. Really enjoy my co-workers.

Cons

-Never enough people working. -You only get your schedule 3 days in advance. -Everything is micromanaged. -Creativity and open thinking is smothered out. -District managers show zero interest in your opinion or concerns. Honestly, might be the worst place to work.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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We always welcome the opportunity to receive feedback from our Associates. Here at Harbor Freight, we value who you are, and we value and respect the unique perspective you bring to our team. We believe in providing respectful schedules to all our Associates and we are committed to improving at all levels, including management. We highly encourage you to reach out to your HR partners or you may email us at culture@harborfreight.com to share your concerns. Thank you for your continued hard work and we are glad to have you on the team.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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