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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
3.0
Feb 24, 2021

Good for retail

Recommend
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Pros

Good discount, entertaining work, like-minded coworkers, good benefits

Cons

Low pay, poor working conditions (mold, roof leaks, no heat in the back room, excessive dust)

4.0
Feb 23, 2021

Not a bad college job

Recommend
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Pros

Liked my co-workers, discount was great, had fun working there. The books were cool, too.

Cons

Management could be unorganized, customers would often get upset with us for not paying them enough which could be stressful

5.0
Feb 22, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great company Cares for employees Laid back atmosphere Ok pay

Cons

Ok pay Not a set schedule. It is retail so your schedule changes week to week. I wish I never had to leave. I did genuinely like this job. But I needed to find a place that paid a bit more.

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