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
Jan 23, 2016

Not for longterm

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Networking opportunities with high profile clients and discounts.

Cons

Limited advancement opportunities, no benefits for continuing education, no consideration for loyalty, minimal compensation for maximum duties, unfair treatment, forced arbitration agreement

2.0
Dec 29, 2015

Dead End Call Center Job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Music culture, with tons of like minded people. Great co-workers.

Cons

Everything comes down to the numbers and there is little to no assistance with growth, career opportunities, or advancement. Easy to find yourself in a dead end.

1.0
Dec 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Enjoyed helping people make music, ok discounts, can wear sneakers and jeans to work, some cool customers, enjoyed learning about new gear.

Cons

Bad pay, unskilled sales and operations management, benefits cut without warning or explanation, HR sells out employees to management, no sales training, bully district managers, no value for skilled workers, childish and insulting management techniques, corporate does not care about employees, only the bottom line, and they can't seem to do well with that either so they rob employees of pay and benefits. Filthy work environment, horrible point of sales technology, depleted inventory, dangerous warehouse conditions, horrible sales reporting, no sales reports built in to new SPO system in order to hide sales from employees. GC has a general attitude of distaste and annoyance towards its workers. Figure out what got you your summer homes, boats, vacations in the Bahamas, and over inflated bonus checks, and maybe you can plug some holes in your sinking ship. Hint; your once dedicated employees.

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