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Powell's Books reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)

Emily Powell

1% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Powell's Books has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 117 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Powell's Books employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.9 stars).

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117 reviews
5.0
Nov 27, 2025

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours and good amount of vacation time

Cons

May be required to work on weekends

2.0
Apr 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers & in-store teams were great, union job with guaranteed benefits & contractually bargained raises.

Cons

They laid off over 400 people within 2 weeks of the start of the pandemic and used it as an opportunity to squeeze out loyal, long-term employees.

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