Half Price Books reviews

- "3 strike rule" for temporary booksellers - management expects you to be flawless on the second week - Management not flexible at all with schedules. You have have to be available at all times. I knew someone who was let go because he had the flu. - you will get written up for insignificant mistakes (i.e being one dollar short counting cash, failing to initial checks, there's so many opportunities to screw up.) - If you don't fit in with the culture of hpb, management will find a way to get rid of you. - Gets very boring during slow customer traffic, you will want to find busy work - Culture of favoritism - Other employees will say negative things about you and make sure you hear it

It's a retail job, and has all the unavoidable downsides of retail. Customers can be jerks, the turnover is high (causing some areas to be understaffed at times), and the workload is never ending. Books continue to be brought in daily, and everyone is expected to keep up with it. This is not so much a con, as just the nature of the work. Know what you signed up for (a retail job), and take it for what it is.