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      Guitar Center

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      Guitar Center reviews

      2.8

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (2,735 total reviews)
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      Gabe Dalporto

      29% approve of CEO

      23% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.4

      Compensation and benefits

      2.4

      Career opportunities

      2.1

      Senior management

      Guitar Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,735 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
      Feb 24, 2015

      Great Place To Work

      Department manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Co-Workers Atmosphere Time-Off Policies Employee Discounts Great company to work for. Loved building customer relations, doing product demonstrations. Just an all around great job.

      Cons

      Call-Sheets Competitive Nature of Co-Workers/Assistant Managers Undermining Sales by Assistant Managers AM's can sell things from out of your department without you having a say, making you no commission. AM's used to take full advantage of this and sell hundreds to thousands of dollars from under you or take a cut in the commission percentage because they told you that you "have to." Working in a department like drums (like I did) you're struggling to make commission on a monthly basis. It's just a cheap shot and unprofessional.

      5.0
      Feb 10, 2015

      Guitar Center was an awesome experience and job.

      Department manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The staff there was great and fun to work with. The insurance was great there; and there was vacation time. My coworkers were knowledgeable and helpful. The store manager was awesome. There was training available and opportunity to advance. Working with the newest instruments and gear was always a blast.

      Cons

      The pay structure was too low. It's fine for a first job or entry level job, but does not provide enough income for someone with more adult responsibilities. Sales is based on close to minimum wage plus commissions. The business does have it's high and low sell seasons. All sales staff was on swing shifts. This sometimes conflicted with preforming and outside activities as you never knew what shift for each day you would be on until the prior weekend. Too bad there's not a day shift available.

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