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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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      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
      5.0
      Jul 17, 2018

      Book Seller

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great management really makes you feel like you are a part of something important and has a great team atmosphere.

      Cons

      Wished I could have worked there longer!

      4.0
      Sep 19, 2012

      Treat you like family

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great benefits including full health care, profit sharing, lots of vacation and sick time. The culture is definitely one of family, which is evident in the fact that one of the founders' daughters is the president. There's definitely career opportunities since most of the upper management started out as booksellers, and they clearly value those who put in their time on "the bottom" as it were. Feel valued as an employee.

      Cons

      While store management receives training just as the booksellers do, it doesn't always seem to be consistent or uniform, and some of the managers have been there so long that they may not have received any kind of "management" training at all. This results in some store managers not really seeming to know how to manage people at all.

      4.0
      Jul 29, 2012

      I enjoyed my time there, but as the company grows, I understand the culture is suffering

      Bookseller
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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.

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