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Harbor Freight Tools

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Growing Company with Challenges - Assistant Store Manager/Merchandising Manager/Hiring Manager Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
6 Jan 2017
Recommend
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Pros

They are a growing company so the opportunity for growth is there but moving would be required to do it. Some of the promotions are great and fun for the customer and employees. There is a very nice rate to acquire PTO.

Cons

The schedule changes constantly and to the corporate whims. These tend to effect work/life balance very badly. It will happen sometimes during the current week schedule. There are to many logistic functions that have to happen over night many times the night before a holiday. There does not seem to be much promotion from within. It seems to be a lot of hiring outside the company to fill key positions. There are times when many sales promotions are running at the same time. It confuses the customer and employees.

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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Thank you for all you and the team do every single day to make Harbor Freight a Great Place to Work and shop. We are growing and have so many opportunities for associates to learn new skills sets and areas of responsibility and we take great pride in being able to promote our associate as we grow and open new locations. We are always looking for ways to improve our processes and people so I will make sure to share your feedback with the appropriate team members for review. Keep up the good work, we appreciate you and your store team and couldn't do it without you.

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Insurance for part time employees, benefits for part time employees, pay well above minimum wage

Cons

Can sometimes be overstaffed, and very small hours for part timers

3.0
7 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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