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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2.0
May 7, 2014

Sales Associate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Above all, the employee discount; especially when you can start getting things off of GAIN. Networking is really great here, especially when you give attention to vendors. Acquiring NFR (not for resale) copies of software for free was really cool, too. I suppose I should say that your co-workers can be a pro, as well.

Cons

The company cares more about how much money they can make off of its customers than building a loyal customer base. I rebelled against this as much as I could, as I am much more customer service driven, and would have eventually been fired had I not put in my two weeks. To this day I have refused to purchase anything from the company, and, instead, turn my sales and support to smaller shops.

3.0
May 7, 2014

Former EMployee

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great education on new products, hands on experience, Its retail sales, get paid on how hard you hustle. Merchandising reps in often to keep you updated on new gear launching.

Cons

Retail Hours so the schedule is gonna be scattered, work weekends and of course holidays. Days off during the week.

4.0
May 6, 2014

Expected

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The atmosphere and the people who work with you tend to be more awesome than not

Cons

Pay is laughable even for the top-selling salesmen, personal growth within the company was constantly hindered by management.

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