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Management - Senior Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefit package and paid timeoff. But that's where my good experience ends.

Cons

Constantly being told to bully customers while I'm being bullied, management changing the rules to suit themselves, constant lack of personnel makes it impossible to get time off. When you put in a complaint about the management it is ignored or brushed off completely or made to look like your own fault which constitutes bullying. I'm all about making a sale but I'm also all about a great customer experience. I want my customers to feel like I've helped them, not like I've asked for their first born child! If a customer tells me no and does not respond positively to my one or two rebuttals i should not be getting management in my ear piece telling me to bully them more. We are selling tools, not used cars!

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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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