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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
Apr 21, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The discount and the health insurance are great-- so are the quarterly bonuses and the sick/vacation days.

Cons

The people are some of the most miserable people that I have ever had the misfortune of working with. Hazing is something seems to be encouraged by the management, even though they do everything in their power to appear to be following corporate rules down to the brass tacks. No one can make $558.35 per pay period and survive. They make you work your fingers to the bone for every cent of that money, too. Hours are never set, and some nights you will close and 11:00 p.m., only to open at 8:00 a.m. the next morning. It is a joke to work there.

3.0
Mar 1, 2013

Higher demands, lower pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing discounts, interesting people, access to endless knowledge and entertainment. Moderate paid vacation accumulation.

Cons

Low salary. Employees lack motivation due to recent raise reductions and increase in expectations. Using paid sick time is a benefit you are punished for using. No cost of living pay increases for long-term employees.

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