Great job for a college student or recent grad, otherwise avoid at all costs. - Store Lead Guitar Center Employee Review

2.0
Sep 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generally has a fun crew to work with Decent discount Opportunity to experience new gear and network with people in the music industry.

Cons

Managers do not care about the people under them Pro-coverage, the insurance that doesn't even really work anymore, is pushed so hard that the job is insufferable Must be willing to screw up people's credit by letting 18-year-olds apply for credit cards to finance gear they can't afford Sales associates barely get commission anymore and corporate is pushing for managers to take sales from employees so that the company doesn't have to pay out as much.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible with hours working.

Cons

Difficult to stray away from Hal Leonard curriculum sometimes, but may be different now.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Sweet deals and discounts Coworkers are very pleasant to work with Good as extra income Good for aspiring musicians to network with experts of the industry

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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