
That everyone there loves music.
It was normal. I already had over 5 years MI sales experience when I came to GC.
Everyone who works at Guitar Center at the store level does it for the joy of helping people make music. It is their passion. Shamefully our executives exploit this.
Even with annual reviews and commission, Guitar Center is the worlds largest musical instrument and industry retailer and fails to compensate for experience in MI based on credentials like AES/AVIXA certifications.
At the store level, my leadership team is great. At the corporate/executive level, there is a huge disconnect between what is going on in the stores making deployment extremely difficult sometimes because of their complete lack of understanding or empathy to associates or customers.