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      Sweetwater

      Engaged Employer

      Sweetwater reviews

      4.2

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (541 total reviews)
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      Mike Clem

      90% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Senior management

      Sweetwater has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sweetwater employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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      541 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 7, 2022

      its okay

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      okay pay good benifts nice people

      Cons

      its was great till they got the new ceo -cutting people without warning -if your above requirement(over performing) they will still cut without warning

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      Sweetwater Response
      3y
      If you are willing, please reach out to a member of our HR team to talk through your concerns more. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "cutting people without warning". We have never in the history of the company laid anyone off from a role (though obviously people are sometimes let go for disciplinary reasons). It simply is not accurate that people are being arbitrarily cut from our team. But since this is your perspective, we'd like to understand more so we can help clarify. - Jeff Ostermann, Chief People Officer
      2.0
      Jul 6, 2022

      Definitely Doesn't Feel Like a “Full-time Dream”

      Guitar technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Talking music gear all day with fellow musicians is cool. Seeing and touching all sorts of guitar models is cool.

      Cons

      There is definitely a sense that some sort of favoritism is going on in the Guitar Gallery — if you don’t 100% agree with whatever management and training tells you, then good luck with ever moving up in the Guitar Gallery. While some folks had the option to stay on the weekend shift in the gallery, most were forced to move into a M-F shift and take a decent pay cut. I felt that me and my team were not taken as serious professionals by the Guitar Gallery managers and trainer, because me and my shift were a weekend shift and all the other managers that made decisions regarding promotions were on a M-F schedule just like the majority of the other Guitar Gallery shifts. Guitar Gallery management sells working in the Guitar Gallery as the equivalent of attending a luthiery school — in reality it is ALL about hitting numbers just like any other warehouse job.

      2.0
      Jun 26, 2022

      Que sera sera

      Supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Health insurance and resources that are provided.

      Cons

      Management. It is definitely a boys club culture.

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