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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
Nov 8, 2025

Do not value their employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Union (in some locations), great coworkers, benefits/PTO, employee discount

Cons

Heavy on Union-busting. Pay is insulting for the amount of work/physical labor/specific knowledge of collectibles required. Employees are seen as nothing more than a number by regional/higher management, and treated as such. Long-term employees are not valued and their institutional knowledge is no longer appreciated by higher-ups - they would rather have long-term employees quit and hire new people with zero industry knowledge, leading to poorer customer service outcomes. Expectations for the job keep going up but staffing levels are not raised. Company is introducing new programs meant to further cut the number of staff needed in stores, leaning more into automation/higher turnover.

5.0
Oct 23, 2025

Wonderful people

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great staff, awesome benefits and discount

Cons

Not much of anything really

5.0
Oct 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is friendly and they will help you out whenever you need them.

Cons

That it was seasonal (wished I could have stayed with them longer)

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