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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
4.0
Apr 22, 2016

Good place to work.

Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced, learning intensive. Good people to work with and the training is fairly exhaustive so you're ready to go.

Cons

The pay is pretty bad for all the work and knowledge they expect. Customers can be extremely hard to relate to, thinking the value of their books is way higher than it actually is.

4.0
Apr 13, 2016

Great Employer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pros of working for Half Price are numerous, for example; you will meet some of the most intelligent and creative people. Many will become closer than family. At least that was my experience. The dress code is reasonable, especially for the creative type. The skills you obtain at HPB are odd, but surprisingly useful should you ever find yourself looking for a different job. The pay is great. The insurance and 401k are very reasonable.

Cons

There are few cons to working at HPB, but the most notable is that sometimes the schedule is very draining for a full time student.

4.0
Mar 28, 2016

Ok

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay for what it is.

Cons

They expect a lot at 10 dollars an hour

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