Ehhh - Pro Audio Guitar Center Employee Review

3.0
Jul 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunities to get discounts on cool new stuff, but only like 10% off (which normal customers usually get that to 25% off depending on the season). And you have to work there for at least 6 months to qualify for their benefits and discounts.

Cons

It was okay working at Guitar Center, except for management would forget my schedule and i'd be reprimanded for showing up on time and expected to work later than schedule if no one was available. Alot of Communication issues.

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5.0
Feb 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

*friendly environment *great discount deal *lots of opportunities to connect *Good opportunity to get comission *Tour Leave

Cons

*hours / shifts get cut *Sometimes understaffed, sometimes overstaffed *Competitive salaries because of selling Protection Plans, Credit Card Applications and Lessons

1.0
Apr 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Plenty of capable individual contributors doing real work. - The brand and the business itself are legitimate — the problems are organizational.

Cons

- Senior leadership is politically driven rather than outcome-driven. Strategic initiatives stall out, and leaders spend more energy assigning or shifting blame than actually diagnosing and fixing problems. - Some parts of the org operate on deference to the top. Honest assessments get softened into whatever narrative leadership wants to hear, which makes real cross-functional work difficult. - Senior leaders do not consistently advocate for their own teams. When things get political, self-preservation takes precedence over backing the people underneath, and capable managers end up exposed.

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