GM is power hungry and Bullies his Employee’s with unreasonable goals. Such a Company Man makes me respect him even less - Sales Associate Guitar Center Employee Review

1.0
13 Nov 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Get to look at Guitars

Cons

This is a Company that if I didn’t know any better, Goes out of their way to make sure their Employees get next to nothing. The bonuses are a joke as are the Salaries and expected Metrics!

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5.0
5 Feb 2026
Recommend
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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
21 Apr 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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