Guitar Center reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(2,735 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 2,735 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
1.0
Sep 29, 2024

Terrible Company To Work For

Recommend
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Pros

Get to work with musical instruments, occasionally famous musicians will stop in. Employee discount is great.

Cons

Technology is decades behind, company makes it hard for associates to hit sales per hour, constant restructure from the top down. No stability in job position, lack of communication on all levels. Hourly micromanaging, plan to be on conference calls during peak selling times then get held accountable for poor customer service scores. Tech department closed on weekends so if your system goes down you are left to figure out on your own. Lots of steps for a simple transaction even more for a customer return and heaven help you if it’s from a sister company like musicians friend. Lessons program is separate from the store making it difficult to help instructors and students. Service now app is a joke leaving the store to figure out loop holes on how to help customers. Unorganized policy and procedures you need to know the exact keyword to find help on their “backstage” app.

2.0
Sep 24, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly co-workers, benefits, job self explanatory.

Cons

Management, slow time in early year, 8hr sometimes goes to 4hrs, favoritism, lift boxes that heavy by yourself, summer gets hot especially in the containers, frustration, management doesn't listen to you, on a budget.

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