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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

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
2.0
Feb 28, 2024

meh

Recommend
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Pros

Good deals on the books

Cons

Management will toss you aside like garbage

5.0
Feb 11, 2024

Outstanding workplace.

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Kind, respectful, knowledgeable managers and fellow booksellers, excellent teachers and teammates all. Excellent business model, promoting literacy, community, and environmentally-friendly retail. Great hours, for retail. Extraordinarily conscientious scheduling (both daily and weekly). Managers earn respect of booksellers through patient, respectful training and responsiveness to bookseller concerns.

Cons

Pay is embarrassingly low, given the pace and complexity of bookseller shift work and the knowledge and experience (and skill sets) required to do this work efficiently and effectively. The work itself is challenging in all kinds of rewarding and fulfilling ways, though, so it’s worth it!

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