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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 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers Discounts on used things Had fun and learned so much

Cons

The scheduling was erratic at times. Low pay for the work. Limited growth.

4.0
Feb 17, 2021

Fun yet gossipy

Recommend
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Pros

Great space to intellectualize about books. People are really nice. Customers aren't as rude as other retail places. The pay is fine. The company still has a lot of open values and not as corporate.

Cons

Can be gossipy amongst staff, especially the long timers.

5.0
Feb 17, 2021

Great, fun job!

Recommend
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Pros

Higher than minimum wage starting pay, good discount, fun place in general

Cons

Get in lots of new product each day which can make the job fast pace and difficult at times

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