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      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

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      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
      Aug 31, 2015

      Lost in the crowd

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Killer discount, pretty cool coworkers

      Cons

      Pay is peanuts and the bigger the store, the more work you'll be doing (for the same base pay as someone working at one of the smaller locations).

      1.0
      Aug 28, 2015

      Disorganized, unethical, and in trouble. The words of this review are insufficient to describe the indignities suffered.

      Many positions held during tenure
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      Pros

      Access to information, interesting people, ability to learn if capable of extrapolating from a multitude of vagaries. Decent benefits package. Relatively flexible interior mobility.

      Cons

      Nepotistic command structure. Abysmal communication. Poor resource management. Nonexistent oversight of abusive and incompetent managers. Clueless navigation of changing retail landscape. Inadequate training of employees resulting in misplaced accountability. Rigged advancement system. Unrealistic expectations of employees. Poverty wages. Blatant lies told to customers and employees. Knowledge of inherent issues with no efforts made to correct them. Top tier completely out of touch with its base level. Continuing to expand in the face of dwindling sales resulting in a bleak future for the company. Poor information security resulting in low level employees having broad knowledge of the aforementioned problems.

      4.0
      Aug 17, 2015

      One of the Best Retail Jobs

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Very generous benefits unheard of in the retail sector. - 401 K matching - paid vacation / sick leave that carries over each year, earned every paycheck. - 1 hour lunches - Insurance either free or inexpensive (Health / Life / Dental / Vision). Lots of employees hold down the job so that they can get insurance for their spouse / kids. - 50% off most used merchandise (including dvds) - Ability to move up fairly fast depending on availability and competition in the area. A majority of employees are content with book seller position (entry level) due to small financial incentive for increased responsibility. Promotions most likely capped at store manager unless a life-time employee (10 years +) - Fast paced environment - entry level salary is competitive in most districts.

      Cons

      - Raises are very slow and minimal unless you get a raise due to a promotion. The raises are given as a small percentages of current wage. - As with other retail jobs you will have to work nights and weekends. Unless you are Assistant Store Manager and up there really isn't a fixed schedule for most districts.

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