It’s not 1983 anymore - District Manager Guitar Center Employee Review

1.0
10 Apr 2023
Recommend
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Pros

You are selling guitars! Some good people. Good discounts

Cons

Senior leadership is clueless. If you like to be left out of the decision making process, have every minute of your day dictated to you, have no opportunity to exercise your years of training, etc….this place is for you. Of course you are probably a grocery store manager from 1983. Senior leadership lacks humility, has no ability to accept responsibility for the consequences of their decisions, preferring to place blame on the store leadership when the plans that have been dictated to the stores do not pan out the way the were envisioned. Store morale is terrible and senior leadership response is to push harder. No inspiration or motivation. No talent development. As a DM you have no autonomy- just do as you’re told and always be on the road. No planning time, no time to review. Be in stores every day. Oh, and 4-5 hours of zoom calls Every. Single. Day.

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Pros

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Cons

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