The Bottom line is Paramount. Lack of Knowledgable Clerks in retail stores. Worst customer service. - String Repair Technician Music & Arts Employee Review

1.0
Sep 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours to perform gigs. Employee discounts for gear from Guitar Center. No drug testing! the paychecks always cleared. The roof didn't leak when it rained. (I needed a 20 word minimum for this section)

Cons

MAC uses An Archaic Computer /IT system. It is not networked with the different compartmentalized sections of the company. It is MAC company policy to keep the repair techs from talking Directly with a customer, leaving an uneducated clerk to describe why certain repairs are necessary ; which causes frustration for customers, and ethical repair techs, and retail clerks who would like to give a knowledgable answer that can usually only be answered by a qualified technician. Repairs as simple as string changes have been sent to the repair center -usually with a week minimum turnaround time. Poor choices of inexperienced managers and other recourses .Poor selection of Quality step up Instruments that rental equity can be used to Purchase. Most instruments are Chinese Manufactured. Huge loss of equipment and instruments due damage from to shipping overland/overseas. Lack of care or concern for customers long term satisfaction and repeat business. Low company Morale.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Teachers and sales employees who actually work in retail locations tend to be passionate & knowledgeable about music. Stores open later in day (11am-8pm weekdays) which is nice if you're a night owl or hate waking up early. Good employee discounts on products.

Cons

Inflexible corporate policies & attempts to standardize procedures across stores in wildly different markets makes it impossible for store-level management & employees to deliver well on expectations of upper management & customers. Store managers who work in store full time have no real authority, influence, or decision-making power, whereas district managers (who visit each location once a month at best) have to pass on orders from even higher level management that may have never even stepped foot in the store. They will start you at as close to legal minimum wage as they can get by location, and even the hourly pay for store managers is absolutely criminal compared to the amount of work & complexity of operations required. Commission structure is also highly flawed.

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