Don't waste your time, trust me. - Department Manager Guitar Center Employee Review

1.0
Mar 31, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun times. Huge discounts. You decide how much money you want to put into used gear.

Cons

place is a joke, they ask to much for 8.25/hr. commission against fade is a joke. they're so far behind on technology. why do i have to print out pops (prices) when a company like whole foods, has electronic displays under each product with updated weekly prices? why do i, a department manager, and salesmen, have to clean the toilet, merchandise, sell, manage my department, clean, bring out new gear, pocket customers money when an item is serialized, use slow computers that slow down sales, email and call customers, even when they bought a pack of strings, asking them how they're $2 strings are working out for them. What? why would anyone do that? I can go on forever abou this place, and its terrible management team.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Obsolete softwares Scheduling system software that is thenmost imperative tool as of it will be the backbone of a lesson lead for your team of instructors success it's also somewhat obsolete amd constantly crashing both IT and Upper management are aware. IT is very diligent and pleasant to work with but Upper management expects their lessons lead to work and deliver at 100% capacity while they continue to have an operating system that only works at 75% capacity, just beware of that and if you're willing to work under those conditions. With that put there go at your own discretion. Nobody gets Christmas/winter holiday vacation time off, also go at your own discretion on that one especially if you have kids and family looking for work-life-balance.

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