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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
Aug 11, 2016

Shift Leader

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work environment, always busy, and a great employee discount (50%).

Cons

As the industry changes the company has striped away many of the benefits that made accepting low wages worth it. The insurance is ok not great, vacation/leave has been cut in half, bonuses no longer make up for the low pay, and the low staffing levels within the stores means twice the work load for half the pay.

2.0
Jun 23, 2016

Bookseller

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only good thing there is the benefits and discounts. Some of the people are great also. I can't think of anything else.

Cons

You love the job at first, but then quickly start to dislike it. The pay will always be crappy. Don't work here.

2.0
Jun 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent coworkers, employee discount, good health benefits, first dibs on any good books/movies/albums that come through the store

Cons

Low pay, poor leadership with few interpersonal skills, demotivating and hypercritical feedback, lack of internal organization, inconsistent work scheduling, preferential treatment,

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