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Harbor Freight Tools

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Good first job - Sales Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

3.0
29 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It was a good first job and you can rise quickly to management.

Cons

The same as most retail, lots of rude customers and people talking down to you if you’re a woman

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5.0
20 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible depending on situation, friendly, and willing to help new workers for extended periods

Cons

Strict on specific rules, may be prone to theft in store depending on area

4.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, fast paced environment, good teamwork. I liked the hours, you get an education about tools, whether from your coworkers or the customers. And speaking of the customers, they were on the better side for retail. Most are down to earth and easy to converse with.

Cons

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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