Guitar Center reviews

"Fading" hours - essentially every dollar you made on the clock you would have to pay back with your commission. If you ended up making more commission than your minimum wage salary, they would pay you the minimum wage and the difference in commission. Things like closing shifts (an hour of working with the store closed), merch parties (several hours after the store closes before sales), and morning meetings were all 'Faded' against commission. In addition, most new employees don't even understand this until after their first month there when they DON'T get a commission check or it's less than $50 for the entire month.

Most of the staff experience the classic "over-worked and under-paid" syndrome. The turn-over rate is insane, simply because the work that is expected and required is not met with a reasonable income. You have to be a phenomenal salesperson. all the while keeping the store clean and putting POPS (price tags) on everything and building displays. If you focus too much on sales and not cleaning, you get yelled at. If you focus too much on cleaning and not sales, you don't make any money and are yelled at. It's an impossible thing to juggle. Also, most associates are left feeling wildly under appreciated, despite the intense nature of the job and the high level of competency that is required to work there. ALSO, it's so sexist and a total boy's club. It's disheartening.