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More Physical Labor than expected - Bookseller Half Price Books Employee Review

2.0
Jan 19, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great Benefits and Insurance package, Interesting Co-Workers and unique titles. The customers are lovely.

Cons

Team lifts are not required or recommended, as a result booksellers are pushing themselves too far and are hurting themselves. Many times I had to call off because my body was in a lot of pain. This was not what I was expecting when I applied. Working at a bookstore is far more physical than one would imagine. I'd say the cons outweigh the pros because a majority of the job is quite grueling.

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