Apr 19, 2022
If you don't have an MBA, look elsewhere
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2.0
Oct 24, 2022
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Pros
Cool environment when in the office, laid back
Cons
Lack of big picture transparency with employees, driven by unrealistic upper and senior management. Engineering is more reactive to competition than it is innovative.
4.0
Jan 19, 2022
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They are great at taking care of their employees.
Cons
No bonus or commission for a sales role
1.0
Apr 25, 2024
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Pros
Cool history and some really great artist collaborations. Most people love guitar/music. You'll meet a handful of nice people here who are unfortunately being taken advantage of.
Cons
- Extremely cliquey workplace. High school level drama. - Mediocre pay that hits just average. You will need to fight for your salary in the beginning. - 60+ hour work weeks are a norm. - All employees go through burn out and panic attacks on a daily basis. - All of Leadership are YES-men. Because of this, everyone ends up suffering from extreme burn-out due to last minute project launches. - The Leadership team have absolutely no management experience. - A certain Director had a habit of throwing their team members under the bus whenever they were called out for a mistake. This is NOT what a leader does. - Tons of finger pointing during upper-level meetings. - Employees were treated like tools. They do not care for your well being or even bother trying to. - There is no culture here. Training is provided by HR to teach people how to be great leaders, but all of leadership has shown time and time again that they don't care for their employees. - If you care about your life, I'd advise you look elsewhere.
4.0
Apr 25, 2023
Good company that is constantly trying to be better
Current employee, more than 5 years
Baton Rouge, LA
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It's a very open and modern company. The employees are friendly and communicate well across departments. The benefits are decent. Overall it is a very cool company.
Cons
The pay could be better. Some people don't understand the value of this position and the amount of hands-on experience the people in this position are required to have.
4.0
Mar 26, 2024
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Amazing work space, passionate employees who not only care about their job but are passionate about the musical instruments they help create
Cons
Hours are tough but what job isn’t tough these days
2.0
Aug 15, 2022
Recommend
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Pros
Flexibility to work from home, which is being rolled back. Average pay.
Cons
You will be handling the workload of 2-4 people minimum , especially now a they have done second round of layoffs. Pay employees more and hire more people, many of us left because workloads were unbearable.
1.0
Feb 29, 2024
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Pros
Instrument discounts (guitars, etc.), employee sales with special pricing, nice office in hollywood
Cons
C- suite in digital seemed to make unethical decisions in the daily. Working here was like high school where gossip ran amuck and managers showed clear favoritism
5.0
Jan 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros
Great hours and care for employees like family
Cons
Nothing bad to say about fender
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