Store Manager - Anonymous employee Guitar Center Employee Review

3.0
Feb 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Guitar Center provides an exiting and vibrant work environment at the center of the musical community. GC is fast paced and presents daily opportunities to learn and grow. The store's have a friendly and approachable feel that is rare in today's job market.

Cons

The company has seemed to be in a constant state of flux for the last few years. Several CEOs and a significant alteration in ownership has made for a chaotic and unsettling experience for long term employees. It does not feel as if experience counts for much at this point.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Sweet deals and discounts Coworkers are very pleasant to work with Good as extra income Good for aspiring musicians to network with experts of the industry

Cons

Obsolete softwares Scheduling system software that is thenmost imperative tool as of it will be the backbone of a lesson lead for your team of instructors success it's also somewhat obsolete amd constantly crashing both IT and Upper management are aware. IT is very diligent and pleasant to work with but Upper management expects their lessons lead to work and deliver at 100% capacity while they continue to have an operating system that only works at 75% capacity, just beware of that and if you're willing to work under those conditions. With that put there go at your own discretion. Nobody gets Christmas/winter holiday vacation time off, also go at your own discretion on that one especially if you have kids and family looking for work-life-balance.

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