Job at Guitar Center

[Ganks]

Hey guys.

Does anyone here work at Guitar Center?

If so,

How'd you get the job, and what should I do to get the job?

I'm going down to my local Guitar Center this week to apply.
For the last 2.5 years, I've been working at a Web Design firm, and I just recently quit to pursue my passion in audio.

Any advice?

 

[joeymusicguy]

oh shit

you're doomed

guitar center sucks, i always hate everyone there ( i dont work there, just hate the people that work there )

 

[colonel kurtz]

Hey guys.

Does anyone here work at Guitar Center?

If so,

How'd you get the job, and what should I do to get the job?

I'm going down to my local Guitar Center this week to apply.
For the last 2.5 years, I've been working at a Web Design firm, and I just recently quit to pursue my passion in audio.

Any advice?

you just fucked up dude

a job at GC isn't a job in audio, it's a job in mass-merchant retail hell

welcome to $7/hr, no benefits or vacation, and having to deal with a bunch of incompetent coworkers/bosses and asshole customers

i would take the web design route 10 times out of 10

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Yeah dude your better off working at an independent music store like i did. they treat there employee's like shit and if you don't make the numbers they want you to make they fire your ass with no warning.

 

[Ermz]

Sounds like one is better off interning as an unpaid coffee bitch at a local studio. At least there is a potential future in it.

But yeah, working at a music store isn't exactly a career in audio.

 

[egan.]

Big +1. Working at guitar center b/c you are passionate about audio is like working at jiffylube b/c you are passionate about race car driving.

 

[Ganks]

you just fucked up dude

a job at GC isn't a job in audio, it's a job in mass-merchant retail hell

welcome to $7/hr, no benefits or vacation, and having to deal with a bunch of incompetent coworkers/bosses and asshole customers

i would take the web design route 10 times out of 10

I'm just looking for a job for the time being while I establish myself. Nothing fancy.

 

[colonel kurtz]

Big +1. Working at guitar center b/c you are passionate about audio is like working at jiffylube b/c you are passionate about race car driving.

jiffylube probably pays better though

 

[egan.]

touche.

 

[Ganks]

Haha.

Mannn you guys are making me look stupid.

Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
I'm not looking for a long-term job with Guitar Center. I'm just looking for a job to pay the bills while I hone my AE skills, and/or find something else that suits me better.

 

[egan.]

Why not just keep your current job and work with bands on weekends then?

 

[colonel kurtz]

Haha.

Mannn you guys are making me look stupid.

Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
I'm not looking for a long-term job with Guitar Center. I'm just looking for a job to pay the bills while I hone my AE skills, and/or find something else that suits me better.

no bullshit dude, GC probably won't even pay the bills

you ever worked retail before??

 

[Ganks]

Why not just keep your current job and work with bands on weekends then?

Because I already quit. Haha.

Working at the firm was too involved, anyways.
I would work all day, and then work nights, and then work weekends, just to meet deadlines.

I was getting nickled and dimed out of my money, so I just assumed find something else.

They still do outsource some Flash work to me though.

However, working there did not give me enough time to record or practice.

Half the time, I was surfing this forum at work, anyways.

 

[egan.]

Since you already have a skill I would try to get some part time work doing that. It will certainly pay better. Best luck, however audio is a pretty dangerous career choice.

 

[colonel kurtz]

Because I already quit. Haha.

Working at the firm was too involved, anyways.
I would work all day, and then work nights, and then work weekends, just to meet deadlines.

I was getting nickled and dimed out of my money, so I just assumed find something else.

They still do outsource some Flash work to me though.

However, working there did not give me enough time to record or practice.

Half the time, I was surfing this forum at work, anyways.

where is this company located?

i'll gladly take your place.

 

[Ganks]

no bullshit dude, GC probably won't even pay the bills

you ever worked retail before??

No, I haven't.

It's no desire of mine, either. But I need to be doing something. Right now, I'm 19 and unemployed, and ready to start my life.

I thought I had it figured out with Web Design, but once I discovered Audio Engineering, it was like "love at first sight".

Haha. I would literally sit at work and day dream about gear, recording, music, etc.

I could easily see myself working with Audio for the rest of my life.

Any advice on what to do, fellas?

I've been over it a couple times, and I'm kind of stuck. I'm NOWHERE near established enough, experienced, or skilled enough to make a living off recording, so I need something to do that gives me some free time to record, while still raking in a little bit of cash flow.

Any ideas?

 

[colonel kurtz]

freelance web design?

 

[Ganks]

freelance web design?

That's sort of an option.

And I'm kinda working on it now, having my old firm outsource some projects to me.

But it's just so shaky and unpromising that I need another option.

 

[iHate]

Well the best choice to make would be to get a degree in something that can pay well and keep you comfortable for your entire life if music doesnt work out. It's not something you want to jump into if you are just honing your skills right now...

 

[JeffTD]

Good luck getting a job there; I tried for a summer gig so I could get cash + discounts on gear before I left for college... long story short, I worked at a movie theater this summer.