Borders bookstore

[ComaBaby01]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 4:29pm

wow talk about off-topic.. i'm thinking about applying there and i was wondering if anyone could tell me about jobs there... starting pay, employee discounts, if they offer flexible hours, etc. any info would be great before i just jump into another potentially depressing job endeavor lol :)

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 4:38pm

33% on CD's and books. 20% on DVD's.

Updated On: 6/22/06 at 04:38 PM

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 4:42pm

Ooo! Maybe I should apply there.

[suzycat]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:01pm

Go for an independent bookstore! Mine gives employees 40% off of books and 35% off CDs & DVDs.

Plus, indies are more fun. Updated On: 6/22/06 at 05:01 PM

[singingwendy]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:03pm

I could never work at a bookstore. I would spend my entire paycheck before I ever got it home, and thus defeat the purpose of having a job at all!

[suzycat]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:07pm

Singingwendy - it's so true. My house is full of unread books! I cant bring myself to get rid of them.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:10pm

Starting pay depends on location and your experience. It's not usually Minimum wage however. In my experience, the "Cafe" jobs were the hardest ones to fill-- If you don't mind reeking of coffee, you can almost always land a job in the cafe.

Be sure to say in the interview and on the application: "I will work in the cafe!"

[singingwendy]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:11pm

It's bad enough that they send me coupons and give me "discount days"......I could never be there daily!

I don't have unread books or CDs ....I read or listen to everything I buy...but I do have tons of books I've read once sitting on the floor near my bed. I really need to go get some bookshelves!

However, that was what happened when I worked in a fabric store. I have several rubbermaid containers full of great fabrics that I had projects planned for that I've never made.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:13pm

"My house is full of unread books! I cant bring myself to get rid of them. "

I can relate here - I used to do Author Promotions for Barnes and Noble. I have a closet full of autographed first editions that someday I plan to read!

[suzycat]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 5:15pm

Nice! At least you'll have a retirement fund :)

[meggsison]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 7:58pm

I want to work at a bookstore so badly. But I am fifteen, and to work at Borders you have to be eighteen. It's really annoying. We have no independent bookstores near me, so that's not really an option. ::sigh::

[morosco]

Posted: 6/22/06 at 8:10pm

"Go for an independent bookstore! Mine gives employees 40% off of books and 35% off CDs & DVDs."

And some of those independents even have holes!