It's an good first step for some musicians, and an ok stable job if you're in the right place - Sales Associate Guitar Center Employee Review

3.0
31 Aug 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-Good enviornment for musicians (especially if they need equipment) -Great benefits -If an employee needs to leave for an extended period (up to 90 days), he/she will still have a job once they have returned

Cons

-If you start off in the wrong department or work in a slow environment, don't expect to exceed minimum wage until you've been promoted all the way up to assistant manager. -Sales expectations are pretty high and somewhat unrealistic unless you're cutthroat about commission (or work in pro audio)

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible with hours working.

Cons

Difficult to stray away from Hal Leonard curriculum sometimes, but may be different now.

3.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Sweet deals and discounts Coworkers are very pleasant to work with Good as extra income Good for aspiring musicians to network with experts of the industry

Cons

Obsolete softwares Scheduling system software that is thenmost imperative tool as of it will be the backbone of a lesson lead for your team of instructors success it's also somewhat obsolete amd constantly crashing both IT and Upper management are aware. IT is very diligent and pleasant to work with but Upper management expects their lessons lead to work and deliver at 100% capacity while they continue to have an operating system that only works at 75% capacity, just beware of that and if you're willing to work under those conditions. With that put there go at your own discretion. Nobody gets Christmas/winter holiday vacation time off, also go at your own discretion on that one especially if you have kids and family looking for work-life-balance.

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