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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 demographic groups

      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
      Apr 12, 2023

      Would Not Recommend.

      Account coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people on the sales floor but unfortunately the company as a whole does not value these individuals.

      Cons

      Low pay and benefits are praised by the community, but really aren't worthwhile. Very little opportunity for upward mobility.

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      Sweetwater Response
      3y
      Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you did not have a more positive experience with us. Regarding your comments about upward mobility, our employees earned 391 promotions in 2022. This was up 15% over the prior year. In addition, we offer free training programs and tuition reimbursement so employees can invest in their personal and professional growth. We've been very pleased to see just how many of our team members have been growing their careers at Sweetwater but we'll keep working to make even more opportunities available. - Jeff Ostermann, Chief People Officer
      1.0
      Sep 11, 2022

      DC is a terrible place to work

      Packer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Other employees who share the same intrest

      Cons

      Everything, managers, rate policy, only 1 break, extremely low wages.

      4.0
      Jul 8, 2022

      Could be a fantastic place to stay...

      Category manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people. Sweetwater is filled with excellent folks who are passionate about Music and the Music Industry. Most are eager to help others and take to heart our motto to "do the right thing". If you are a musician, the employee purchase program for gear is great. Overall benefits are okay. Health insurance is pricey, but there is lot's of choice of doctors in multiple networks. Having the diner and coffee shop on site is nice.

      Cons

      The pay could be a lot better. Being in a non sales, salaried position, the pay is not competitive based on the role. Sweetwater likes to remind us of the "low" cost of living in Ft. Wayne to offset the pay. While Ft Wayne does have a relatively low cost of living, inflation has definitely hit the region hard and pay has not kept up.

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