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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
3.0
Mar 19, 2019

It's retail.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount is nice, it's not particularly difficult work, working with books and other media can be nice.

Cons

Work can get monotonous, pay isn't great, some strange management decisions.

4.0
Dec 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits, including matching contributions to 401k. Paid time off includes sick time, vac time, holiday and personal time. Dental, medical and vision.

Cons

You are expected to work (this is a con for some) . It can be overwhelming in the summer months because there is so much merchandise coming in that needs shelved, but if you stay focused on how much you've accomplished instead of how much you have in backstock, you'll be ok.

3.0
Nov 27, 2018

It's...okay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Atmosphere, geekery, flexible schedule, benefits and discount

Cons

Micro-management, bad wages, questionable management attitude and behavior

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