Pros
The team at my location is generally helpful and cooperative. Our store leadership leads by example, and I rarely have to micromanage my direct reports.
Cons
A position that has to understand and execute in every department (Sales, Customer Service, Management, Operations, and Lessons) only paying $15/hr *without comission* is highway robbery. There's also no opportunity for advancement within the retail structure. Salesmen far out-earn me as an assistant manager, but there are no positions for me to move up to unless one of the 3 store leadership quit. Guitar Center's leadership, from the executives down to District Managers, are severely disconnected from the retail teams who are doing the real work. All they see is numbers on a page that they want to increase, with no regard for the workers' quality of life.