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

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
1.0
Feb 3, 2015

horrible ethics

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

get good deals on gear and meet other musicians and artists

Cons

sales training managers not training, rather sit in the office smoking their vape pens

4.0
Feb 3, 2015

Its alright

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great discounts, good benefits, good equipment

Cons

Horrible Employes, long hours, no life after work

2.0
Feb 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gear Discounts, Networking, fun be around music all day.

Cons

Pay is low, can't make decent living here.! Commision plan is weak, very difficult to build a career working on the retail side of this organization. Pay structure changed 3 times while i was there, touted to be better for sales reps, was not. Managers compete with sales reps on the sales floor for commisions. Management constantly abuses the "do more with less" edict that became pervasive after the recession kicked in.

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