Sweetwater reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)
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Mike Clem

90% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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
2.0
Aug 27, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

No lazy days, occasional bonuses

Cons

Management and higher ups don’t care. An entire work scandal was overlooked and hidden due to favorites within staff. You aren’t a person, you’re just a number.

4.0
Jun 25, 2022

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A ton of great people. You get to feel like you're really helping musicians be creative. Fort Wayne has a pretty low cost of living, and the pay is above average. Good employee purchase program. There is always a chance to learn something if you're open to it. There are a lot of Industry vets in every department. The company is growing fast!

Cons

Internal communication really needs to be improved. There is a culture of moving really fast, which is great, until things get missed because you were going to fast.

4.0
Jun 14, 2022

Golden Handcuffs

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The opportunity to make great money is there along with making great relationships both in and out of the company with Vendor partners, artists, customers etc. Spiffs and sales incentives are a big part of the game as well. You'll have no reason not to buy that new guitar, or piece of gear for your studio with great accommodations.

Cons

Sales Management continues to drift further away from the best interest of Sales Engineers. The drive for better performance will quickly be made known, at potentially the cost of your emotional and mental health. "Doing the right thing" becomes a meaningless motto, and people turn into robots or part of the Matrix. The normal practice becomes "keeping your head down" to avoid being on managements "radar".

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