Does Harbor Freight Tools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harbor Freight Tools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harbor Freight Tools. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harbor Freight Tools?

63% of Harbor Freight Tools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harbor Freight Tools 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harbor Freight Tools?

Sales Associate (316) , Store Manager (213) , Logistics Supervisor (151) , Cashier (142) , Logistics Associate (133) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Sales Supervisor (107) , Sales Manager (103) , Logistics Manager (85) , Assistant Manager (77) , Retail Sales Associate (63) , Warehouse Associate (61) , Senior Sales Associate (60) , Logistics (53) , Manager (49)

What are the pros of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"very good part time job good pay and always rewarding employees" ((in 371 reviews)); "Benefits were good and inexpensive" ((in 250 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 150 reviews)); "You receive a small portion of time off on each paycheck depending on the hours you work." ((in 105 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and made work enjoyable." ((in 79 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harbor Freight Tools according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management always harasses and follows you around the store" ((in 213 reviews)); "No work life balance work 2 or 3 overnights followed by an early shift then a close." ((in 98 reviews)); "early and long hours on some days" ((in 92 reviews)); "bad manager they contradict everything" ((in 91 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible." ((in 68 reviews))

Harbor Freight Tools Reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(3,450 total reviews)

Eric Smidt

67% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,450 reviews)

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Harbor Freight Tools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harbor Freight Tools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

May 6, 2022

Good for experience but don’t stick around long.

Service desk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are good Good exposure to troubleshooting

Cons

Poor management Poor work life balance Lots of internal issues Call center taking calls all day

Harbor Freight Tools Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. At Harbor Freight, we value people above all else and we are committed to building a work/life balance for all our Associates. We believe in continuously improving at all levels and we highly encourage our Associates to reach out to their HR Partners regarding any concerns. We want you to know that your feedback is important to us and we will share it with the appropriate HR Partners. Thank you for your hard work and we wish you the best in your career journey!

5.0

Feb 1, 2022

my interview process

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A amazing company to work for.

Cons

there are no downsides its a great job,

Harbor Freight Tools Response

4y

Thank you for your positive feedback. We would not be able to accomplish all that we do without hardworking Associates like you. We continuously strive to improve by listening to our Associates and improving every step of the way. Thank you for your continued hard work and we look forward to seeing you grow!

3.0

Jul 15, 2014

Not understanding company's logic.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

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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Jobs at Harbor Freight Tools

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