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"We have always known that our success comes from our people, but to put it through this lens, we want all our associates to look left and right and see themselves, knowing that Guitar Center is a place where hard work, good ideas, and culture thrive. What they hear from leadership needs to reflect this vision. That means a diverse collection of men, women of all backgrounds and experiences at all levels of our organization. As candidates consider Guitar Center, we want them to know this is who we are and they will feel welcomed here. That’s how we will continue to stick around for another 40, 50, 60 years."? - Ron Japinga, CEO, Guitar Center read more
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Guitar Center Sales Department Employee Reviews

What do you like best about the leadership team?

Leadership Reviews

Our district manager is always available and stepping in when we have been needing of help. Even calling other store managers to step in and they do so. Sometimes I wonder if I would enjoy working more at other stores for them or with other leaders of Guitar Center

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Reliable, Consistent, i truly feel like they care!!

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encouraging attitudes from my supervisor and my team.

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Decent company No issues yet love my job

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My store manager is great and our DM is also wonderful but corporate is just that. Very corporate. They’re out of tou

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What does the leadership team need to get better at?

Leadership Reviews

Caring for their employees safety and well being, the ones who keep the machine moving

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Better pay. Better training. Better staff.

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Staffing and the providing of mandatory uniforms

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At the store level everything is great! 10/10 but at the corporate office it seems like none have them haven even walked into a store

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What is the best part about your compensation package?

Compensation Reviews

Earning potential with the added comission!!

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21 different benefits available for enrollment

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before I never had health insurance

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Employee discounts are unbeatable, and managers have your back on everything

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Commission pay almost helps me pay my rent.

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Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Compensation Reviews

I constantly go above and beyond every day for customers, and then i am scorned and scolded for not getting pro coverage (which is not in my control). Minimum wage would be a start.

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I have recently been changed to a keyholder position due to reasons of the managers and gladly stepped up to help without any pay increase or added benefits. I am still working as a keyholder at the payrate of a floor sales and sometimes even open to close without a break and coded as part time

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More free products to learn would be nice

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Corporate doesn’t NOT under ANY circumstances care about the people (store employee) that keep the franchise a float

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What are some of the best things about your team?

Team Reviews

1/3 of my coworkers are fun ans sociable and i easily get a long with. The others are elitist and tend to not even look my way. When i ask for help with a transaction (im still farily new), i am greeted with a scowl and a sigh.

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Even though we have a lot of work, mostly everyone is willing to step up to help! Being understaffed is a challenge but our team makes the extra work easier together by sharing the burden. We are a family and thats what I love most about Guitar Center

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Extremely Knowable and willing to go above and beyond to help.

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really engaging. asking for feedback. always helpful with new upgrades

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We funny and we cute

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What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

Team Reviews

Hire people that actually know product and aren't just "sales"

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Sales staff is basically kids or retirees. Hard to hire anyone with any real talent when you pay peanuts. The training is terrible mostly computer based and it’s content is insultingly juvenile. If we focused on creating professional sales people we would

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We work together fine. Obviously you have a few bad eggs but it’s normally s very easy and fun place

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What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Environment Reviews

Music, light hearted attitude with most people, bringing joy of music into peoples lives, employee discount.

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We always like to create relationships with customers to allow them to think of us when they have any needs. I love to create that friendship with them so whenever they do need something Guitar Center is the first thought in their mind

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Leaving Meetings more Energized , Connected and Prepared.

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my supervisor is very helpful! offering tips and support

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my boss is amazing and we have so much fun at work

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What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Environment Reviews

The company needs better leadership and what's important and what isn't needs to be reevaluated.

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The office needs to treat the field with respect. Furthermore the leadership needs to change. Literally everything in the company is managed through negative reinforcement. There is a culture of call out. The people at the office protect themselves by blaming the store fire their poor decisions.

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What did you like most about the interview process?

Interviews Reviews

I feel like she is a great representation of the company and the culture. It was easy to communicate and really get to what;s important about such an important choice for both parties.

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I got the job that week

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very laid back and no stress

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It used to be very cool

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I liked the interviewer staff very nice

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What would you improve about your company's interview process?

Interviews Reviews

I went for multiple interviews and was asked the same questions each time. When someone is looking for and applying for work, time is of the essence.

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Get rid of the casting couch

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The onboarding process is terrible. We don’t get a lot of applicants. Mostly because it is know that we don’t pay very much money. We are not a destination employee. We hire kids and retirees. People with families and bills can’t live in on the money we pay unless you are

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What makes you most happy at work?

Outlook Reviews

Working with customers who are friendly and not in a rush so I can walk them through the options properly and get them set up right with what they want and need

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Growth, in relationships, skills ,finances, music/passion.

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reaching out the the customers and learning about them and there passions.

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helping customers especially at start of school season

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My fellow employees at my job

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What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

Outlook Reviews

Close the store back down until proper safety measures can be practiced

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Leadership needs to be changed. We need a fresh prospective that listens to the stores. We understand that we need to make money but there are a lot ways to do that. With these guys in place we are wasting time and market share.

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The office views the company from the wrong direction. They need to start with what is best for the customers, then what is best for the sales people, then what is best for the store leadership and go out from there. Instead they force their corporate agenda on everyone in the stores.

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Pay the people that keep the franchise in business like they matter so GC does not have a average turn around of 1 week to 2 months. VERY rarely does anybody last longer

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