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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

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      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
      1.0
      Mar 23, 2012

      Half Assed.

      Bookseller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Having access to books/merchandise before customers. - Benefits. - Paid Vacations, sick days, and holidays. - Coworkers (for the most part) are fun to be around, which makes the time go by faster. - Jeans/t-shirt dress code.

      Cons

      - Pay is very low. Good luck if you are a recent grad and have student loans. - Allergies/asthma/migraine problems are aggravated easily by dust/mold. (Severe headaches are a common occurrence at my store). - Scheduling. You honestly won't have much of a social life if you work here. - Standing for seven hours will take its toll on your feet/back. - Customers can be very impatient. - Too much is expected for the small amount given. (You will work like a dog, but will have very little to show for it).

      4.0
      Mar 4, 2012

      Great Company, Great Coworkers, baffling district level management

      Bookseller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      50% discount on most items in the store. It's a great place to work if you love books because you feel more like you are just hanging out with friends talking about things you love when in reality you are working and getting paid.

      Cons

      Customers who don't understand the basic idea of a for Profit company and expect to be paid more for their books than we will actually sell them for. Also the district level management seems utterly out of touch with reality in the stores. They need to spend drastically more time in the stores observing actual operations not shut in the back office making worthless and foundless accusations about the staff.

      3.0
      Jan 18, 2012

      Great first job.

      Bookseller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benifits and profit sharing are amazing! Work is easy. If you do your job you are left alone. 1 hr PAID lunch. 1000 dollar loans.

      Cons

      If you do your job too well you are given more responsibility with minimal compensation. Can be monotonous and dirty. Your experience depends on what type of manager you have.

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