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Harbor Freight Tools

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Worst place to work in the history of jobs - Anonymous employee Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

None. Stay away if you can.

Cons

How much you get paid depends on a weekly budget of hours. The less hours given to the stores the less you work. You could work 40 hours one week then 10 hours the next. Had it happen a ton of times but more like 20 hours one week 8 the next. No stability and they do not care about employees at all. Turnover rate of employees is ridiculously high. Hire new employees every month because the current part-timers get smart and quit....as I did as soon as I found a new job.

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5.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great store leader. Great team to work with. The company cares about its employees. The pay is better than most retail places. Open door policy. Good work life balance. Fun place to work.

Cons

Not getting to work overtime often.

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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