Guitar Center reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(2,734 total reviews)
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Gabe Dalporto

29% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Guitar Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,734 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Guitar Center employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- worked with other passionate musicians - employees were a good community of people that were carefully picked by general manager, which made the experience great - Got to learn a lot while on the job

Cons

- unorganized management - lazy management - very low pay. they always seem to change the commission in ways that give the sales people a disadvantage

4.0
Feb 25, 2019

Good way to learn quickly

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Insanely great deals on expensive music gear with employee discount. Generally positive atmosphere. Decent work hours.

Cons

Techs are limited to a very small budget for tools. Pay is low for the amount of knowledge and work required.

3.0
Jan 22, 2019

Guitar Center Lessons

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very relaxed environment, can create your own curriculum to add to the required curriculum to be able to teach for the child, decent pay

Cons

Students are not guaranteed. There can be hours between students.

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