Guitar Center reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,728 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 2,728 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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2.0
Feb 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Room for promotion(manager looks good on resume) Good benefits(eye, health, employee assistance) Great atmosphere Cool gear to be around

Cons

Low pay getting worse Surprise changes in pay with no warning, with expectations of a large paycheck Friendly, you can do anything attitude if you are writing numbers; treated like stepchild if you are not

2.0
Feb 9, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly co-workers, for the most part. Pay was actually pretty decent.

Cons

Little room to grow with your skills. While the hourly was considerably higher than a sales associate, the quota made for not enough time spent on a guitar to have it be as good as it should for what the customer pays unless you want to burn out. I retained my dignity by retaining my high standards of quality, making the quota and burning myself out quickly, then resigning. The manager treats you like you're expendable, even if you are doing a fantastic job. I make more money doing it on my own being able to spend three times as long to do the job perfect and better while charging the same price. 40 hours a week pay for 50 hours of work if you include the time you need to be clocked out for cleaning up your work area at night and setting it up in the morning. Negative reinforcement, not good for someone prone to anxiety. Some customers are very arrogant and demanding when they really don't know what they want.

5.0
Jan 30, 2012

awesome

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

when you make commission the pay is great

Cons

being on commission kind of sucks

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