Guitar Center reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(2,733 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 2,733 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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3.0
Oct 7, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

If You've ever seen the movie "Boiler Room"-Take that in a retail structure and you have Guitar Center. If this heavy stress environment appeals to you, you will make money. However when you break it down, the amount of work per hour you do versus what you actually take home is pretty paltry. I agree with a commission structure as a mean to drive a sales force, but having to pay back minimum wage is a smack in the face.

Cons

You essentially pay guitar center to sell their gear, This is absolutely ridiculous and one of the leading causes to unionization within certain stores in the company. Additionally, with this job one of the leading reasons that I lose sales is because only certain positions allow you to broker deals, and when you get that one @sshole that want's to grind you on price and you've already wasted enough time, you have to go back and forth middlemanning between you and whatever member of upper-management is helping you broker deals.

3.0
Oct 3, 2013

Not a bad job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Talk music and instruments during entire shift. Cool people to work with who share your passion for music. Awesome employee discounts.

Cons

Commission based pay which is very hard to reach unless you work in guitars, drums, or pro audio. I worked in accessories, so made minimum wage because those products are too cheap for one to make any commission. Also, computer system from the stone age.

4.0
Oct 1, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At Guitar Center, a salesperson can work hard and be compensated well. You can grow with the company and earn a comfortable living.

Cons

You are always at the whim of the customer. Nights, weekends and holidays are when the traffic is there. The company is no longer a place where you can feel that you have a long term career.

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