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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
Sep 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow employees are great and the job is fun. PTO and health benefits are beyond generous. If you like to collect books, records, movies, etc. the employee discount makes it easy to build an enviable collection. Almost all management positions are filled in house and promotion is common.

Cons

It is retail so you need to develop a thick skin for dealing with customers. In some districts there is a lot of micromanaging.

4.0
Aug 7, 2014

For the most part, enjoyable.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a very relaxed company. The insurance is wonderful and people seem to really care.

Cons

Unfortunately, for the amount of time and work I put into the company, there is not a very good salary coming out. It is a resale shop that simply can not pay it's employees very well.

4.0
Aug 7, 2014

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great and company culture is employee-centric.

Cons

Not much opportunity to move up

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