Guitar Center reviews

2.8

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,732 total reviews)
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Gabe Dalporto

28% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Guitar Center has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,732 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
2.0
Jan 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a chance to meet other musicians with the same interest as you. You could use the product knowledge to land another job in the music industry or you could go sell cars and probably make more money. I worked with someone whose son was making more money delivering pizzas. Some think it's "cool" to work in a music store but the reality is that it's no different than any other job. It's hard for me to give best reasons to work at Guitar Center. It's worked for some people but it didn't work out for me at all. Good luck.

Cons

The pay versus the work. To work for commission only, with what Guitar Center pays, is a tough thing to do. Which is why they have such a high turn over rate. If you're a young, single guy or girl and you have roommates, you can probably make it work. But if you need a "real world" salary and have a family, it isn't a good move. Pretty much everything about working at Guitar Center is negative. I'm trying to meet the quote of this,so I'm going to keep typing until I make the quote they need, which will happen now.

4.0
Oct 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discounts, fun environment, good benefits

Cons

The company was taken private by investors, focus is different now.

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