truck driver

order picker

stocker

shuttle driver

driver

Harbor Wholesale

This is one of those typical "Our company is family, but not really" type of jobs. They will claim to appreciate everyone in group settings, and literally claim to be family, but their actions beg to differ. If you aren't within the top 5 best employees (which means literally breaking your back working 14-hour days and giving up parts of your weekend) They don't care about you, and don't even try to make it seem like they do. Members of their management have been fired for literally bringing employees with broken bones to the hospital, the negativity from the upper management also spreads to the employees that have been there for an extended time, so expect to be hazed and bullied by people who get paid less than you. They will go out of their way to hire outside the company to fill higher positions as well, so if you don't brown nose your way into their pocket good luck getting a job beyond just janitorial or case picking. If you want an example of how little they care about their employees, when Covid struck in 2019 the company went out of their way to layoff half of the entire staff due to a maybe 2-3 month productivity decline. Then instead of calling those employees back, they just started hiring new people online once again. Not one single person that was laid off with me, had received any notice of being able to return. It was essentially a purge, and they would do it again in a heartbeat.

They pay higher than minimum wage, but the work is fast paced, long, and difficult. Even at a few bucks past minimum it still isn't worth the pay. 

The hours are pretty sporadic as well. There will be months in a row where you will have to work between 11-16 hours a day, and at other times you might work 7 hours. It shifts between summer and winter. The overtime is not optional. 

The equipment is also outdated, you will be setup with a talkman it tells you what to pick and you talk to it, but it will never understand what you are saying. 

If you need money, it's better than nothing, but if you have options, it's a trap.

The delivery job is a physically demanding one.  during the summer when the loads are heavy I'm working up a sweat every day,  I'm not afraid of working hard so I'm always up for it.  the days can be long, but hey, I'm paid by the hour, so no worries there.

Our customers are big fans of our company, and its great to be in accounts where they're happy to see me every week.  I take good care of them, and they treat me well.  I've seen other drivers not get along with customers, but its all about the attitude you bring to the table.  there are difficult customers out there, but if you're good, you can win over the toughest of them.

My schedule is 4 days a week, so its great to have 3 days off every week.  its a consistent schedule, not a lot of changes, which is nice for making plans.  I don't know of anyone that's ever been laid off due to lack of work, so the job security is as reliable as it gets.

the pay is great, and good benefits with bonuses available for those who earn them.  I've been around awhile, so I get over 4 weeks of paid time off every year, which is awesome.  

the management is like a lot of places, if you're doing a good job they're easy to get along with.  but if you're dropping the ball, you will get called out on it, in a fair way, but we're definitely held to a high standard.  I do feel genuinely appreciated for my hard work.

Harbor is a great company to work for, with awesome pay, excellent benefits, they treat their employees with respect and appreciation.  And advancement opportunities for those that work hard, show initiative and are willing to go above and beyond.

Within 30 days of being hired on at Harbor Wholesale, I knew I wanted to stick around and see where things could go within the organization.  It didn't take long to recognize that the company rewards and recognizes hard work and strong performance.

I was originally hired in at a service level position and was excited to be quickly promoted in to sales, and then on to sales leadership, within the company.  The leadership team at HWF were able to see my potential, and they provided an incredible amount of developmental training and support, to ensure my continued success.  I'm extremely grateful to have been able to receive such mentorship and grow with the company over a period of 10+ years. 

The compensation structure at HWF is like none I've seen within any other company.  Nearly every position within the organization has a structured performance metric based bonus pay, which encourages hard work and high team member performance.

The leadership is active and engaged with their teams, and the family structure removes a lot of the red tape that can be encountered when trying to address problems or issues within strict corporate structures.

The job postings and what you'll actually be doing as driver are two different things. 

The pay is high because the turnover rate is also very high. Most people work one or two days then just never show up again.

You'll have to work through your lunch break and your rest breaks and nonexistent, plus you'll constantly be forced to go over your legal driving hours.

They say nice and new equipment and they do have some nice trucks but most of them are old and falling apart, both tractors and trailers.

The hours are typically 9pm-midnight start times until done which is usually about 12 hours later. You're expected to show up at LEAST half an hour early to pre-trip and get ready even though you're not paid for it. 

You'll drive to your route, then the rest of your night consist of offloading the truck by yourself and bring it into the Subway, frozen yogurt or convenience store and either putting it away into the freezer and fridge and rotating stock or just dropping it if its a 24 hour store.

By the end of the night you'll be so tired it'll be dangerous to drive back since you've been essentially moving boxes weighing 10-50+ pounds all night constantly with NO breaks other then driving to the next store which is usually not far.

They also say four day work weeks, which is really five and half day work weeks because of the scheduling.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!

Harbor Wholesale is a wonderful place to work. They take care of their employees, and make sure they are happy. The management team is very supportive in you meeting your goals to succeed and grow within the company. I enjoy everybody I work with, the hours, and having most of the weekend off. The health benefits are amazing, plus they match your 401K contribution up to 3% or 4%.
The paid time off (PTO) is pretty nice to have as well.
You can learn a lot from the managers/supervisors. Most of them have been here for 20+ years and are willing to show you the tricks of the trade and give you solid advice on how to succeed. These peoples wisdom I don't take for granted, and appreciate it very much.
Working in the inclement weather can be brutal at times, especially if you are not prepared.
I enjoy being able to deliver to our customers, meeting them all and building relationships with them. I also enjoy the routes that take you all over, the places you may have never been or knew existed. I have seen some of the coolest places, and met some of the worlds best people out on routes.

In recent years they’ve turned into a greedy company that puts employees last. I’ve worked in this field for over 15 years and this place operates the worst by far. You’re ran into the ground on the daily because they refuse to hire appropriately. The trucks they provide are trash. Don’t plan on actually using any PTO because they will make you cancel your plans and work instead. They’ve taken an approved vacation (requested months ahead) away from me a week before I planned to go on a trip because “they didn’t have enough people”. If you have a spouse/kids, you never see them. “Home every night” means home just in time to go to bed to get back up at 1am. Turnover is high. You would think that opens their eyes but it’s been the same spiraling shoot for years. Office positions are now filled with younger family and friends which have turned into people who do 5% of their job and play on their phones, but get away with it because they’re tied to higher management. So you get to eat the other end of it. There is no trust in HR. They don’t care about their employees, don’t fall into the empty promises. The job itself is hard working, as expected for this position . Just expect to be treated like trash and have no life outside of work. They have really failed and the original owners should be ashamed of how it’s turned out.

Great company if you want to make money. But there are too many supervisors and a majority of them don’t want/care to deal with any problems that occur during your shift. On one of my cries for help on a route, one of the managers had told me that I’m such an inconvenience to him and his personal life. It really shows how much they care about their employees. If you’re expecting transparency, there is none. I’ve gotten baited into an over nighter to Eastern Washington, unprepared with no extra clothes. I had to work the next day in the same sweat drenched clothes I had worn the day before working in 90+ degree weather. The acting manager at the time lied and told me that I will make it back home but may have to use my 16 for the week. That didn’t happen. The work load gets heavier and heavier as you progress. If you’re lucky, you will be assigned help, but don’t expect it. I’ve watched countless employees come and go. This job isn’t easy, it’s very stressful and labor intensive. Everyday, I feel like I need to rush to make every delivery just so I could make it back in time and not run out of drive time. Otherwise, you start late the next day and you’re screwed for the rest of the week. 

Harbor truly is a great place to work who stand by their values: Genuine, Motivated, Resourceful, and Friendly.  They care about work/life balance and in my department even your pets are considered family members.  Taking some time off to bring your pet to the vet is acceptable and expected.  The work load can be a bit much but Harbor continuously tries to bring in the right people to ease the work load.  The key point there is "the right people".  They have a level of expectations from each employee so if you do get hired here, you know you will be working with others who work as hard as you do and have the same level of work ethics and morals.  I have only worked at Harbor during the COVID-19 pandemic so all of our employee events were cancelled but I know we would have had a summer event, holiday event, golf tournament, an event at the Hands on Children's Museum, and many more.  Harbor contributes money and time to many charities and includes their employees in this contributions.  For example: employee time was contributed to Habitat for Humanity and building houses.

The management doesn't care about its employees. They are slave drivers and scoff if you ask to use your vacation days you earned. They work you to the bone to the point of illegality as a cdl driver. Terrible hours, start times ranging from mid night to 6 am and unreasonable expectations. The pay is good starting at 20 but you wont ever get raises and the turnover is insane for a reason... They also offer subpar insurance for 600 dollars a month. They have cameras in the cabs of all the trucks in the fleet and micromanage you to the utmost. I wouldn't recommend this job to my worst enemies. They start out really nice to try to retain you and put you on small easy routes but once they feel like you'll be there a while they switch you from easy routes to awful ones that are huge and have tons of irate store owners. It becomes way too stressful of a job if you end up sticking around. And with all the turnover you're left picking up alot of unnecessary slack. I can't stress enough how awful these people are, I know 20$ an hour looks good but please don't be fooled!

Harbor is an amazing place to work! I feel like I landed my dream job :). The company values diversity and treats all employees with respect and dignity. There is a true sense that I am appreciated and the work I do is a benefit to the success of the company. The overall atmosphere at work is collaborative and everyone's input is heard and appreciated. Harbor has a Leadership Program and takes a dedicated approach to the success of each employee and our career path. Harbor is involved in many community events like Habitat for Humanity Women's Build and employees are given opportunities to participate if they would like. We have a Harbor Cares team that dedicates time and resources to helping local communities, and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee to promote these principles in our workplace and the communities we do business in. Harbor is truly a company that cares about it's employees and the communities it serves. 

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