Guitar Center reviews

The discounts are great, learning and trying all of the new gear before it comes out is always wonderful. I'm sure it's not as important, but personalizing and watching movies in the break room during lunch. The managers were pretty understanding if you had a show or something came up last minute and would try to work with you on getting coverage. Most of my customers were awesome, and treated me with respect, but there's always a few who get nasty, or demand a discount (among other things). I'm not sure if I got lucky with my store, but for a while I was the only female employee there, and all of my guys would back me up if ever a situation arose. If I felt uncomfortable, I could let them know without feeling ashamed of myself, if a customer implied I didn't know what I was talking about because of my gender, they would politely correct them in a professional manner (i.e. "I'm actually more of a Gibson guy myself, if you're looking for a Strat she probably knows more than I do about the specific models you're looking at.")

Deals on gear, including straight from vendors; opportunities to advance and grow; if you need to take time off for a tour, you have your same job when you get back (you don't paid for that, obviously); you get to meet industry people and celebrities occasionally (depend on location); they DO believe that the more you know the farther you go.. I gave them 14+ years of my life, and have way more great memories than bad ones (all jobs have drama) - I've already requested to return, and they said "when there's an availability"... that's says something about a place to work for these days.