Guitar Center reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,727 total reviews)
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Gabe Dalporto

28% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Guitar Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,727 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Guitar Center employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Aug 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Employee Discount -Teachers, Customers and Staff are nice, easy to work with, and care about what they do

Cons

- Corporate required us to make scripted phone calls about promotions, and often pushed us to talk customers into getting the promotions even if they said no. - The computer system is old and disorganized, and from an employee level I could tell it needed someone to go in, scrub all the old data, and make it work more efficiently.

4.0
Aug 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Rewarding when you hit numbers. Team effort and a steady hours given

Cons

Work pace may vary. Music knowledge is a must but learning is always welcome

1.0
Aug 25, 2025

do not recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

store discount, I guess, but that's not worth it

Cons

Miserable experience. Management is entirely apathetic, brushes off concerns, or ignores them completely. I've heard "I don't care" more times than I can count. Despite countless attempts to speak with store management and HR, I've been ignored or told "we'll get to it" when it comes to actually getting paid for hours I have already worked. That's not how employment works, friends.

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