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On average, employees at Borders give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Borders employees are General Managers submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Operations Supervisors with a rating of 4.3.

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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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Bookseller
in Novi, MI

"The company, management and staff were outstanding."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"I enjoyed the work and I especially enjoyed my coworkers."

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

"THe company is out of business so there are no opportunities with Borders Express."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"There is absolutely nothing about Borders Express that I did not like."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Human Resources Manager
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Retail Assistant
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5
General Manager
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Operations Supervisor
in New York, NY
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
President
in Englewood, CO

"EWB is a social service club/student chapter that I helped found at Notre Dame."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"As club President, I enjoy working with other engineers towards implementing sustainable engineering solutions in communities in need. I enjoy the freedom of the projects and the difference these projects make for these communities."

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

"There really is no interview, but communication is a key attribute of successful project leaders."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"I don't like the lack of communication that currently exists between our student chapter and some of the professional EWB chapters we work with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I want to improve communication between the student chapter and the professional EWB chapters we work with."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Server
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Sales Manager
in Stockton, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Medical Doctor
in Caledonia, WI

"I've worked with doctors without borders last year, it was a very exciting experience"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Floor Supervisor
in Newport News, VA

"The job itself was fun, and fast paced."

What do you like about working at Borders?

"The management staff I worked with always had input and ideas for each other, always offered a lending hand."

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

"As the company is in the process of closing, it probably wouldn't be wise to expect a long lasting career through them."

What don't you like about working at Borders?

"The corporate office wasn't very supportive and didn't communicate with the store level management very well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always respect your peers and employees who are on a lower pay grade than you."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Sales Manager
in San Diego, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 3.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Music Manager
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Operations Supervisor
in Houston, TX
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Office Manager
Person You Work For 4.2 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Store Manager
in Pleasant Hills, PA
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5

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 Customer Service Professional 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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