Working at Guitar Center in Westlake Village, CA: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Westlake Village, CA Area

"Leadership leads from the front and not from the back. We are forced to do more work than what we are paid to do. We have to work overtime to get the job done. There is ZERO recognition when a job is done well and when the demanding deadlines ARE met. There are ZERO training materials you've just gotta google and hope for the best a lot of the time. There is no structure. management expects you to answer your phone on weekends that you are off and not on call and they expect you to answer thier calls when you are off work. When I shared my Happy Black History month post that was on the company website a white manager said this was off base and inappropriate to put in the team chat although it was copied and pasted from the GC website. This company over all has been the worst company I've ever worked for full transparency. If you aren't in the good ole boys club here at GC good luck."

"I’ve worked for Guitar Center since 2005. It’s a fast paced, fun and musical environment with some of the best creative minded associates."

"Guitar Center is a wonderful company with some of the best HR in the industry. The GC pay is very low/weak for GC employees. GC Pro pays a bit better and is a lot more fun than GC is. AVDG is the ultimate in fun, but is very poorly run and is rife with problems. GC and AVDG are working on fixing the process problems and at some point it will probably be a really excellent place to work. Right now AVDG is having serious growing pains and has not yet found it's legs."

"At least in the creative services department, everyone including the managers, directors and VPs are cool to work for. Everyone is committed to doing good work, although for a music-related company, they don't appreciate creativity as much as you'd think they would and often play it very conservatively with advertising. There is more bureaucracy than there needs to be, but it's also not as bad as other companies can be."

"Good company to work with if you like working in the retail music industry. Discounts for instruments and other music gear."

"If you worked at a Guitar Center Store selling gear, then managing a store or operations warehouse, you're in luck! You can have any management position at the headquarters. Ever run a writing team before No Graduate College No You're the new director of communications.However, if you are a hired employee at the headquarters, strategically called the Support Center, without having worked at a Guitar Center Store. FORGET ABOUT ANY ADVANCEMENT."

"I've been working with GC for almost 2 years and I do enjoy the atmosphere and the people I work with. I've excelled in my talent and experience with this company because of their tools and expertise."

"A fast paced environment that pushes your skills and abilities to improve."

What do you like about working at Guitar Center?

"The open mindedness of everyone who works here. The people make it a great environment to work here and it's a great place to meet musicians and artists alike."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Come in with an open mind and ready to push your skills while having fun."

What don't you like about working at Guitar Center?

"The distance and location of the offices. I'd rather work somewhere where I may commute on a bicycle or closer to home so I can save gas. Public transportation would be good too, but it's pretty far from my current apartment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Senior management could use some education to catch up with technology and their target audience. Seems like they're still stuck on the same methods, but they try to keep up."

"Guitar Center is the largest in the industry making it the best place to learn, however I am not a fan of the Los Angeles area."

"Great people and fun environment."

"I loved my time at Guitar Center."