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tonymission · 5th March 2008, 04:34 AM

The worst thing about Guitar Center is that ... back, when I needed a job, you clowns wouldn't hire me.

I used to be in there all the time, helping all the customers in there ... showing them how to use stuff, gettin people excited about gear from demonstrations ... hell, because IM excited by gear!! Jammin on the keys, getting crowds build up behind me... rockin a full beat on the MPCs in 3 minutes ... making people ask questions and get excited.

I've sold so much equipment for that store (I used to work in sales so it's natural) it's not even funny... the manager would always be like "uh ya, lemme um... why dont you just fill out an ap online?"

And before anyone says anything ... Im good looking (gorgeous actually har har!!!), well kept, articulate, energetic, etc ... but I was viewed by the folks at my local GC as a threat to their sales commissions. My friend worked there and every time he was like "yall are crazy for not begging Tony to work here", they'd come up with some stupid reason why they didnt need anyone -- and then hire a 22 year "YO I MAKE BEATS DOG REASON ALL DAY SHAWTAY" the next week.

Let's be honest. The theme here is that most GC employees are idiots who're motivated by the wrong things. If you hired the right people who are just natural at sales from an honesty, loyalty, customer, knowledge standpoint ... get rid of commission all together while using that excess to actually hire competent employees with industry experience outside of making ableton live house mashups then you're supporting more almost-there musicians, your customers are getting EXACTLY what they want/need and you don't have a bunch of people on the internet bitching about the store all the time.

Seems like an easy solution. The difficult part is implementation, change of internal mentality and reversal of reputation.

Good luck.

5th March 2008, 04:34 AM	#292
tonymission Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: ATL / Zone 3 / West End Posts: 849	The worst thing about Guitar Center is that ... back, when I needed a job, you clowns wouldn't hire me. I used to be in there all the time, helping all the customers in there ... showing them how to use stuff, gettin people excited about gear from demonstrations ... hell, because IM excited by gear!! Jammin on the keys, getting crowds build up behind me... rockin a full beat on the MPCs in 3 minutes ... making people ask questions and get excited. I've sold so much equipment for that store (I used to work in sales so it's natural) it's not even funny... the manager would always be like "uh ya, lemme um... why dont you just fill out an ap online?" And before anyone says anything ... Im good looking (gorgeous actually har har!!!), well kept, articulate, energetic, etc ... but I was viewed by the folks at my local GC as a threat to their sales commissions. My friend worked there and every time he was like "yall are crazy for not begging Tony to work here", they'd come up with some stupid reason why they didnt need anyone -- and then hire a 22 year "YO I MAKE BEATS DOG REASON ALL DAY SHAWTAY" the next week. Let's be honest. The theme here is that most GC employees are idiots who're motivated by the wrong things. If you hired the right people who are just natural at sales from an honesty, loyalty, customer, knowledge standpoint ... get rid of commission all together while using that excess to actually hire competent employees with industry experience outside of making ableton live house mashups then you're supporting more almost-there musicians, your customers are getting EXACTLY what they want/need and you don't have a bunch of people on the internet bitching about the store all the time. Seems like an easy solution. The difficult part is implementation, change of internal mentality and reversal of reputation. Good luck.