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High stress job for little money - Bookseller Half Price Books Employee Review

1.0
28 Dec 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Quirky and interesting employees -Good benefits for full-timers

Cons

-Almost no chance for advancement in the company -Upper management has begun to fire senior employees to save money, and only hire people part-time so they don't have to provide insurance -Pay is very low, and raises almost non-existent (3% annually) -Staff is stretched very thin, and expected to work twice as hard

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5.0
23 Oct 2025
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Pros

Great staff, awesome benefits and discount

Cons

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4.0
4 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers. Get quarterly bonus checks. Not a super hard job.

Cons

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