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      Guitar Center

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      Guitar Center reviews

      2.8

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (2,733 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 2,733 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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      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      5.0
      Sep 15, 2024

      job

      Salesman
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      guitars and you get first dibs on most

      Cons

      none at the time being

      2.0
      Sep 15, 2024

      Great First Job, Bad Career

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - great discounts - lots of hours - you work with music gear - diverse co-workers

      Cons

      - bad work culture (because of sales per hour commission system, which discourages working together to help customers) - bad commission, unless you have an amazing month of sales (which is often out of your control)

      4.0
      Sep 11, 2024

      Great Company

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Every day is a different challenge. I get the beauty of working in a music store with the opportunity to help a team of passionate musicians build a niche skill of driving a business. The company is going down a more structured training route to prevent what has happened in the past of "just throwing you in." There are great career advancement opportunities and wonderful benefits.

      Cons

      It is very high pressure, competitive, and the entire weight of the success of the store is on the shoulders of the team running it. As a Store Manager, it is tough to feel you have gotten proper training, as your main trainer is your District Manager who runs 9-16 stores at once. You have to be creative and self motivated to be successful and sometimes it feels there is a flaw in the communication lines,

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