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Harbor Freight Tools

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Hazardous Work Environment quickly becomes Hostile if reported - Part Time Associate Harbor Freight Tools Employee Review

1.0
11 Feb 2025
Recommend
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Pros

They give employees a 20% discount.

Cons

Inconsistent Direction and Frequent Dangerous Deviations from SOP Potentially Illegal clearly deficient training procedures Reliance on arbitrary safety foci while ignoring actual hazards Entrenched leadership is willfully ignorant of OSHA standards No opportunity for career development

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Harbor Freight Tools Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. Safety is our top priority at Harbor Freight, and we take concerns regarding workplace hazards and adherence to our SOPs very seriously. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all our Associates and customers. We will share your comments with senior leadership and ensure that proper protocols are being followed. If you’d like to discuss these concerns, we encourage you to email us directly at culture@harborfreight.com. Thank you for your continued hard work, and we are glad to have you on the team.

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Cons

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4.0
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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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