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Borders Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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24%
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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 37 Borders Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.3
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
3.7
Work Setting
4.0
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Assistant Manager
in Willimantic, CT

"Not a bad place, but not the best either."

Cashier
in Atlanta, GA

"Interesting use of slang."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"Flexible work hours, interesting environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Tell the truth."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"Low pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More books, less novelties."

Borders Employee

"Good job for college students and grad students."

Inventory Process Team Member
in New York, NY

"As stated above, only if you need the money."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"Seeing the new titles coming out."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It would be a good second job."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"Management was not on the same plane as the other employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manage"

Director of Music
in Ann Arbor, MI

"A great company and a great place to work!"

Replenishment Analyst
in Ann Arbor, MI

"A nice enough place to work"

What do you like about working at Borders?

"The free books"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"The pay wasn't that great"

Administrative Assistant
in Los Angeles, CA

"Broders was a great learning experience."

Team Member
in Paramus, NJ

"This was a seasonal Job"

What do you like about working at Borders?

"Self taught in sales"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Working your way up might be tough"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"mostly entry level positions"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stick with it"

Café Manager
in Winter Park, FL

What do you like about working at Borders?

"The people and the benefits"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"I enjoyed everything about borders"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"they need to give more at review period"

Operations Supervisor
in Camp Hill, PA

"good atmosphere subject to manager incompetency"

What do you like about working at Borders?

"the book and music product and bringing joy to customers"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"the systems allows for abuse by general store managers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep a tighter rein on general managers work schedules, require them to punch the time clock."

Borders Employee
in Ann Arbor, MI

"downhill"

What do you like about working at Borders?

"the books"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"run"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"lots of opportunities for career advancement, without the pay advancement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"quit"

Barista
in Provo, UT

"Great job while going to college."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"I liked the environment and the people I worked with."

Architectural Manager
in Ann Arbor, MI

"The company was once a very pleasant place to work."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"The excellent people once employed and the work environment that existed in the earlier years."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"No opportunities for advancement were provided."

Sales Manager
in New York, NY

"Don't work for Borders apply to B&N instead"

What do you like about working at Borders?

"The Books"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"Management and Corporate"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to selling books and supporting your people"

Forklift Trainer

What do you like about working at Borders?

"the people"

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"the company"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get new management"

Borders Reviews FAQs

Is Borders a good company to work for?

Borders has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 37 Borders Review Ratings left anonymously by Borders employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Borders.

Does Borders pay their employees well?

Borders employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 1 Borders employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Borders Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Borders?

95% of employees would recommend working at Borders with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated Borders 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.3 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Borders?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Borders is a Vice President of Finance at $201,000 annually. Browse Borders Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Borders?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Borders is a Stock Associate at $12,000 annually. Browse Borders Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Borders?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Borders to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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