What are perks and other benefits like at Guitar Center?

The employee discount and benefits were pretty good.

Poor leadership at the executive level.

Every day is a different challenge. I get the beauty of working in a music store with the opportunity to help a team of passionate musicians build a niche skill of driving a business. The company is going down a more structured training route to prevent what has happened in the past of "just throwing you in." There are great career advancement opportunities and wonderful benefits.

It is very high pressure, competitive, and the entire weight of the success of the store is on the shoulders of the team running it. As a Store Manager, it is tough to feel you have gotten proper training, as your main trainer is your District Manager who runs 9-16 stores at once. You have to be creative and self motivated to be successful and sometimes it feels there is a flaw in the communication lines,

Good benefits, decent discount on gear.

Terrible pay, terrible scheduling. Micro-managed to death by corporate to the point that it’s harder to actually do your job.

Great discount and benefits to employees

Management was dishonest about compensation

They have a good discount and okay benefits

Pay and workload was terrible

Commission, great discount, music all day

Low base pay, no benefits for part time, poor benefits for full time, stressful metrics

None. Pay and benefits are below average and tour perks are presented inaccurately. I carried myself professionally and respectfully, though I never received professionalism or respect in return. I sincerely wish I could think of one positive aspect to balance my review, but I cannot.

Poor compensation: Below average pay and benefits, including the lowest 401k match I’ve ever encountered for a full-time position (Gear Advisor II)… which you won’t even qualify for until after one year of employment. You’ll make more money waiting tables. Lack of respect, transparency, and communication: I went through Guitar Center’s month-long hiring process, including multiple interviews and a job offer, which I accepted… only to be completely ghosted after completing the onboarding process. An explanation was never shared, and repeated requests for clarity (April–August) were ignored. This is unprofessional and left me in limbo.

Overall the company seems to be headed in the right direction

Bad benefits, lack of career advancement opportunities, constant layoffs and reorganization by executives

Easy work, get to try out all the gear.

Hired part time so they could schedule me full time without paying for benefits. Inconsistent scheulding prevents you from making plans. Long hours with too many associates scheduled at the same time fighting for scraps kils your commission. Management, as expected, inept.

This is a good job for younger people and for people who like to work from home. The benefits are decent.

The pay isn't that great. Questionable job security.