Guitar Center reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,733 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 2,733 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
1.0
Feb 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discount was one of the only positives or working here, other than generally getting along with my coworkers.

Cons

The company does not respect the experience and service of people with decades of time at their stores. They would much rather hire a less experienced cheaper kid to do a worse job. They only care about sales staffs ability to sell credit cards and insurance, service for customers is third. A customers value to the company is only by their ability to purchase pro coverage or take on debt to buy gear. The private equity company that owns GC will squeeze all the profit and good-will from their customers till they go out of business.

4.0
Jan 31, 2025

Loved it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The discounts are awesome and you get to meet cool people

Cons

Sales target per hour to get a %

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