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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

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
2.0
Apr 12, 2021

They've changed

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Depending on the store, you can have lots of scheduling flexibility

Cons

The upper management (district managers and up) don't care about the employees anymore. It used to be a great place to work with a hippie vibe, now it's all corporate retail.

2.0
Jan 19, 2019

More Physical Labor than expected

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Pros

Great Benefits and Insurance package, Interesting Co-Workers and unique titles. The customers are lovely.

Cons

Team lifts are not required or recommended, as a result booksellers are pushing themselves too far and are hurting themselves. Many times I had to call off because my body was in a lot of pain. This was not what I was expecting when I applied. Working at a bookstore is far more physical than one would imagine. I'd say the cons outweigh the pros because a majority of the job is quite grueling.

2.0
Nov 27, 2018

Lack of leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible hours and work/life balance

Cons

Lack of leadership from the top. They're either absent, easily distracted, or just don't know what they're doing.

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