Sell, Sell, Sell. But get nothing for busting your ass. - Anonymous employee Guitar Center Employee Review

1.0
19 Jun 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Discounted gear Learn a few thing and meet new people.

Cons

Im a salesman, not a house cleaner. So why should I have to clean the bathrooms. Especially when I make 7.70 an hour. Favoritism Commision is a joke. Advancement? Hell, the managers make less than I do. Bust your ass to move to a different department but they just higher someone new instead of moving you over. My store manager sleeps in his office all day but gets a $1500 bonus every year. All the local music stores around here shut down one by one when GC went in.

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