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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
Oct 21, 2021

Better than average retail

Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, okay pay for retail, different every day thanks to the buy counter, attracts interesting people

Cons

Corporate can be infuriating, micromanaging, terrible initial response to Covid-19

4.0
Oct 18, 2021

Easy job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

One of the easiest jobs I've ever had, with the exception of the occasional busy period working the buy counter. Amazing place to work if you like collecting books / records / games - you'll build an insane collection. Pretty flexible amount of time off.

Cons

They barely pay you, and raises are embarrassingly low. Feels pretty corporate at times.

3.0
Mar 22, 2021

I mean its a Job...

Recommend
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Pros

Employee discount was good and the other staff were fantastic

Cons

Some of upper management was the worst, not all but it makes the majority of your day feel like you're banging your head against the wall. Set 8 hour scheduling with a lunch break in the middle but would have liked it to be handled differently. No punch in punch out machine. you're either there 10 min early or you've just been sent home for the day.

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