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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
Jul 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

One word: discount. Also, decent health benefits and one-hour paid lunch. Generally attracts cool people so I liked my co-workers. I left with the feeling that, if I had to work for a company, Half Price was a good one. I felt valued and the compensation was pretty good.

Cons

On the other hand, the chain is growing, and there are growing pains as a result. The store I worked at, in Plano, is bombarded with more book sales than it can handle and I understand it's miserable to work in the buy area right now. Benefits and perks might be scaled back as the company grows.

4.0
Jul 5, 2012

Great co-workers

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome place to work, everyone is so friendly. I like that they take into consideration what your interests are and place you in that section. Decent benefits, although I heard they were better before I started.

Cons

Customer's trying to treat the store like a flea market. Also the assistant store manager where I worked was horrible, only their section mattered, sometimes to the exclusion of their managerial duties, plus they had their favorites and weren't afraid to show it - many people left because of the assistant store manager.

3.0
May 20, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Fun, interesting coworkers, great discounts on merchandise, quarterly bonuses (when they actually come that is), first pick of incoming merchandise.

Cons

Can be cliquey, strict reviews make salary raises rare or negligible, irate customers at the buy counter, near impossible to move up the corporate ladder.

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