Guitar Center reviews

Weak commission structure, company constantly restructuring compensation, hours, etc. I was one of the top sales people, the best in my department, always top 5 in my store, sometimes #1. However, I never felt fully compensated for the work I put in. I exceeded quotas every month, always made a commission check, however the pay was low. You have to "fade". Basically that means the commission you take home is that amount that exceeds what you make in wages. So the more hours you work, the more the system works against you... which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. On top of that they change the structure constantly without notice. I thought I was going to make a whole lot more during December (busiest month of the year) because I thought it was based on the current bonus structure. Turns out when I got my commission check it was considerably lower due to the fact they made the commissions lower for that month because they said it was busier month! Also, they are rapidly going in the direction of best buy and moving away from rewarding top earners. So if you want to get by on almost nothing with modest job security then GC might be for you.

High turnover rate... Many new employees getting hired, transferred, changing departments. Commission retail sales is difficult to sustain a consistent pay rate. Lots of chaos within a days work.