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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
      3.0
      May 20, 2012

      An incredibly fun and easy job to work - but the pay is next to poverty.

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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.

      5.0
      Aug 25, 2010

      Great Place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great health and paid vacation/sick time benefits. As a rule, there are a great bunch of eclectic guys and girls to work with...and because you spend more time with them than you do with your family, it helps if you all get on as well as is possible.

      Cons

      No real regular days off.

      5.0
      May 6, 2010

      HPB

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I've been with HPB almost two years. it's a great company to work for just to pass the time, or if you want to climb the ladder. If you make it known that you're interested in advancement, they'll help you along. Great benefits, FREE health, dental, vision!! Free Employee assistance (i.e psychological help) and you also get a quarterly profit based bonus (usually anywhere from 300-600 extra dollars). We're one of the few companies that actually profited during the recession, and even added more stores during this time.

      Cons

      Work load can be a little over bearing at times. You have to handle people's dirty stinky books. They smell like cat pee and cigarettes most of the time. Sometimes we even find dead animals and live bugs in boxes. We just make them take the back home in that case though.

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