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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

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      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
      3.0
      Sep 22, 2013

      Great for many years until business got extremely coorporate.

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great health benefits and 401k, profit sharing. Salaries not very high, but there was much opportunity for upward mobility. Great vacation, sick leave, and maternity/ paternity leave.

      Cons

      The company mentality changed. They stopped hiring books sellers that new about books. They stopped being family oriented, and wanted to hire employees who would focus on the store first before anything else. I was told that people pursuing degrees or with outside interest would not be hired.

      5.0
      Sep 16, 2013

      Best employer I've had

      Bookseller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lenient scheduling, full-time employment, friendly coworkers, upbeat and communicative management, extensive training period, opportunities to move up within the company, incredible and cheap health/life/dental/vision insurance, more vacation and sick time accrual than my "big kid" job ever offered, generally pleasant people, reliable yearly raises, quarterly bonuses, ethical business practices (using clean fuel for the trucks, recycling what can't be donated, etc).

      Cons

      The amount of dust that piles up is ridiculous. You could build a castle with the amount of dust in the place. Couple that with the moldy books that sometimes come in and I'd say it's not a good place for someone with a weak immune system (though the sick time is fantastic!). The only other downside is the low starting pay, but it's still above minimum wage (in my area).

      4.0
      Aug 20, 2013

      Sales Associate

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friendly environment, enjoyable managers, great coworkers

      Cons

      Nothing I can think of. this is a great company to work at

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