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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3.0
Oct 7, 2024

Guitars everywhere!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of practice and get to meet cool people

Cons

Long hours, late nights and weekends every week

2.0
Oct 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Get to be around all kinds of cool gear like amps, guitars, basses, audio equipment, and you do learn a lot by being in that environment all the time. Also getting to talk to like-minded musicians all day is a great way to spend your time while making a little money.

Cons

This company has been in brutal debt for a long time now and everyone up and down the entire hierarchy of management feels the pressure. This leads to nonsensical solutions like the constant slashing of hours of employees, leaving any remaining staff on the floor with their hands so full that customers either wait angrily and resentfullly, or just flat out walk out of the store. The turnover rate at some stores is so high that oftentimes much knowledge of how store processes work, end up disappearing with the employees who quit or were let go. Demands and actions of management seem to follow no real logic, or a tangible realistic plan for improvement for either the employees or the customers.

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