Poorly managed company with Poorly managed stores - Store Lead Guitar Center Employee Review

2.0
Sep 12, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Gear Discount Networking with Musicians Hard to get Fired (Mostly) Relaxed Working with music equipment Yearly performance raises on top of cost of living raises Easy to move up

Cons

ZERO accountability if you perform well on metrics Work environment can be overwhelming with loud noises Wildly inefficient work practices Favoritism Corruption Unfair work responsibilities Double standards Dirty Coworkers don't know what they are doing and also won't do anything unless asked Cold calling customers without their consent Commission structures for salespeople are built for big city numbers.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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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
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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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