Books A Million Work Life Balance | Comparably
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Books A Million is a book retailing company that sells books, magazines, collectibles, toys, electronics and accessories, and gifts. read more
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Books A Million Work Life Balance

The Work Life Balance at Books A Million is rated a B+ by 56 employees putting it in the Top 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. 60% of Books A Million employees are satisfied with their work life balance while 75% feel they are burnt out. A well proportioned work life balance is necessary to keep employees happy and productive.

About 71% of the employees at Books A Million work eight hours or less, while 4% of them have a very long day - longer than twelve hours. The Majority of Books A Million employees are satisfied with their work life balance and feel burnt out.

In general, employees with Entry Level experience and employees with Over 10 Years experience believe they have good work life balance while African American/Black employees and employees in the Customer Support department think there is room for improvement.

Work Life Balance
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B+

Books A Million is in the Top 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Happiness
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F

Books A Million is in the Bottom 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Culture Score
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D

Books A Million is in the Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

  • How's the work life balance at Books A Million?
    working at booksamillion does'nt pay enough to have a quality of life
    Answered 7 years ago
    I have never had to worry about sacrificing time with my family for my career.
    Answered 7 years ago
    Great, they never keep you from taking care of something personal that is important to you.
    Answered 7 years ago

How Employees Rate Books A Million's Work Life Balance

AnswerPercent
Yes60%
No40%
Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?
AnswerPercent
7 or less41%
830%
1021%
124%
More than 124%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
>1 hour20%
1 hour20%
45 minutes0%
30 minutes60%
I eat at my desk0%
How long do you take for lunch breaks?
AnswerPercent
Yes75%
No25%
Do you feel burnt out at work?
AnswerPercent
Excellent0%
Good67%
Neutral0%
Not Great0%
Terrible33%
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Who Ranks the Work Life Balance highest at Books A Million?
Experience - Entry Level 83/100
Experience - Over 10 Years 77/100
Ethnicity - Caucasian 76/100
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance lowest at Books A Million?
Ethnicity - African American/Black 60/100
Department - Customer Support 61/100
Experience - 1 to 3 Years 62/100

Books A Million Work Life Balance by Department

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
SalesBFF
Customer SupportC-DD-

Books A Million Work Life Balance by Experience

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
Entry LevelA+FC+
1 to 3 YearsC-FD
3 to 6 YearsB-FF
Over 10 YearsA+D+C
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