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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
Oct 21, 2016

A Quality Place to Work

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, no day is the same so you are always learning something new, and the company in general looks out for its employees and uses feedback from employees to try new ideas.

Cons

As with retail, the hours can be a little challenging. The work and nature of work is in constant changing mode, so staff needs a lot of flexibility. Last, the company is losing the mom and pop feeling, becoming more "corporate".

4.0
Oct 10, 2016

Great environment, poor pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The environment is great, I love being around books all the time, plus the steep discount on used items for employees is great.

Cons

Unfortunately, the company just doesn't pay enough. It's not the fault of the management I interact with every day; they fight for a higher salary all the time.

4.0
Oct 10, 2016

Great co-workers and benefits

Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are excellent and the company culture is great. Co-workers are interesting in a good way.

Cons

If you don't like to be busy, not a good place for you.

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