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As good as it gets...for retail - Bookseller Half Price Books Employee Review

4.0
Oct 9, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Day to day variety: appraising, customer service, section management - Lots of autonomy: depending on location... - Coworkers were great; fun, open environment where you could interact while working - Great health insurance - Lots of cool books/merchandise which you get a great employee discount on

Cons

- Pay, pay, pay: hard to get OT hours as well - Management is often incompetent, tenure is often prioritized over capability/work-ethic for promotions, training was often mediocre - Retail problem of no time off during holidays - Lack of vision from upper-management

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

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