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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

      Ratings by category

      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
      Dec 19, 2022

      Good people treated badly by Corporate.

      Bookseller ii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The employees were like family, we helped each other, and stayed in touch after we left. Discount on merchandise.

      Cons

      The pay was terrible. Corporate doesn't care about the employees at all.

      5.0
      Dec 14, 2022

      Amazing Place to Work

      Bookseller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great staff, flexible work hours, training.

      Cons

      If you have severe allergies, the dust and handling of used books can affect your health sometimes.

      2.0
      Nov 23, 2022

      Mixed bag

      Bookseller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great employee discount. Getting dibs on the cool stuff people bring in is a nice perk. People are open and supportive of personal identities and lgbt people. The people I worked with were often supportive, easy to get along with, and hard working. It was easy to get acclimated and I felt personally well trained despite some of my training coming from my coworkers and not management. My managers were open to a lot of store suggestions which was great. My store managers and shift leads were very patient and polite which helped me feel at ease when asking them to help correct my mistakes.

      Cons

      The CEO is openly antiunion and actively tries to dissuade employees from unionizing by coming to the store and giving long antiunion speeches. A few of my coworkers have worked for HPB for years and still have to live with their parents. Some of my coworkers are married with children and living with their parents because they can’t afford housing. My pay would not allow me to live alone. I could not afford to live in a one bedroom off of the pay. That is unacceptable to pay someone so they’re living paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to even live alone. People who have been working here for years make barely more than a new hire. The compensation is insultingly low. You can not live off the pay. And there is no incentive to stay. Employees at half price books are undervalued, underpaid, and overworked.

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