Does Popular Book pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Popular Book employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Popular Book. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Popular Book?

66% of Popular Book employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Popular Book 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Popular Book?

Retail Assistant (50) , Cashier (36) , Retail Executive (8) , Retail Sales Associate (7) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Sales Assistant (6) , Part Time Retail Assistant (4) , Part Time Sales Associate (4) , Executive (3) , Part Time Cashier (3) , Retail Assistant- Sales Floor (3) , Sales Associate (3) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3) , Temporary Staff (3) , Warehouse Assistant (3)

What are the pros of working at Popular Book according to real employee reviews?

"colleagues are friendly and amicable" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good working environment" ((in 15 reviews)); "Work life balance, collegues nice" ((in 5 reviews)); "People here are fun to work with and are generally friendly and nice!" ((in 5 reviews)); "Staff are friendly" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Popular Book according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary long working hour." ((in 20 reviews)); "Long standing but working hour is okay" ((in 20 reviews)); "low pay and quite tiring" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bossy manager" ((in 6 reviews)); "Heavy work and long hours" ((in 6 reviews))

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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(197 total reviews)

Chou Cheng Ngok

98% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture and values

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Popular Book has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 197 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Popular Book employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

197 reviews

1.0

6 Jun 2026

Pay needs to match market rates

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

none for real, slaves work here

Cons

pay people at market rate

3.0

5 Jun 2026

Great environment and nice people, but messy management

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

nice people, great environment, celebrations during holidays

Cons

bad managements, alot of unnecessary stocks, messy

4.0

2 Jun 2026

Good colleagues and clear SOP, but long hours and low pay

Retail assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Colleague and clear SOP.

Cons

long working hours and low pay.

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