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Half Price Books reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(718 total reviews)
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Sharon Anderson Wright

64% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Half Price Books has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 718 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Half Price Books employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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718 reviews
1.0
Jun 12, 2015

Poor Ethics

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Pros

Well, they did pay me. Thanks. They do not actually recycle books, they claim to recycle but a large portion end up in the dumpsters behind the stores.

Cons

Wrongfully fired. Several people were fired in a short period of time by DM and store manager. Told by management that if the records being sold to us have a black person on the cover who is "dressed funky" than to buy the album because someone will buy it. Also asked to follow around black people to make sure they do not steal. Most employees refused. Some eagerly followed them around.

1.0
Apr 11, 2015

Terrible management

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The discount is pretty good, but the place still sucks the job itself is really really easy but the managers make it unbearable with their poor decisions, micromanaging but barely doing any work themselves, plus constantly running the store understaffed wears everyone down. Worst Managemet team I've seen it worked for in my entire life

Cons

Dismal wages Almost no bonus anymore Poor leadership Asked to take on managerial responsibilities without any promotion or pay increase Never do you reviews Give raises late or never at all Irregular schedule Physically stressful because they run understaffed most of the time Unhappy customers all the time Worst micro managing from certain managers and corporate More concerned about petty rules like wearing a name badge than you helping a customer who has just asked you specifically to help them

1.0
Feb 14, 2013

Most Convoluted Place On Earth

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Pros

Good pay Good hours I really loved this job while it lasted. I enjoyed being around books and a majority of the customers were really great to work around. I came home with funny stories every day and left with a smile at the end of my shift.

Cons

Where to begin! Here's my story. I interviewed at Half Price and they asked me to leave the job I had currently with no notice because they were short staffed after multiple employees had left. I agreed and 2 weeks later they fired me under the pretense that I didn't like my job. I later found out that right after I left they received a transfer from a different store who had called while I was an employee and wanted to work the sections I had. So they fired me 2 days before Christmas!! I have never been so hurt in my life. It took me 2 months to find work after that!!

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