Great coworkers. Great discounts on gear. Some great people come into the store. Get to see and play with a lot of gear.
Cons
Always short staffed. Disconnect with upper management. No real direction for what the company wants to focus on. Slow computers systems that hinder your job.
Guitar Center Response
8y
Thanks for the review but I'll tell you we are laser-focused on our six key initiatives which include growing our: B2B, Direct/e-comm, Music & Arts, Services (Lessons, Repairs, and Rentals), Marketing alignment, and Culture/selling culture.
Employee discounts are the biggest reason why people work here, as the discount is really good.
Cons
Your experience working at Guitar Center will largely depend on which store you work at. Some stores have a good management team and employees and are fun to work at. But a lot of stores do not have a qualified management team and they have a staff that is not fun to work with. My location needed a new store manager and instead of promoting the ops manager who knew the store better than anyone else and was with the company for 15+ years working at multiple locations, corporate instead promoted a customer service lead who had been with the company less than 2 years and didn't have management experience. These are the people that corporate decides so often to run their stores.