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Corporate Self-Congratulation - Bookseller Half Price Books Employee Review

2.0
Apr 7, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

40 Hour Weeks Guaranteed Employee Discount One-hour lunch break Opportunity to hold and check-out items E-commerce experience Customers were pretty easy to deal with Management will try to help you succeed in the beginning

Cons

- "3 strike rule" for temporary booksellers - management expects you to be flawless on the second week - Management not flexible at all with schedules. You have have to be available at all times. I knew someone who was let go because he had the flu. - you will get written up for insignificant mistakes (i.e being one dollar short counting cash, failing to initial checks, there's so many opportunities to screw up.) - If you don't fit in with the culture of hpb, management will find a way to get rid of you. - Gets very boring during slow customer traffic, you will want to find busy work - Culture of favoritism - Other employees will say negative things about you and make sure you hear it

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Cons

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