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Fender Musical Instruments reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(298 total reviews)
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Andy Mooney

71% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Fender Musical Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 298 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fender Musical Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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298 reviews
2.0
May 5, 2010

Unless you are a musician, stay away!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some great people at Fender who are passionate about the company and want to do a good job.

Cons

Most political organization I've ever been associated with. Trust is very low. Senior leaders don't communicate, functions don't collaborate, people aren't respected unless you were in a band for 10+ years.

3.0
Mar 23, 2026

Its alright

Recommend
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Pros

- super chill enviroment - great collegues - huge rock and roll culture - not super demanding depending on yearly projects - lots of fun activities year-round - great place to start your career; use it as a launchpad

Cons

- poor leadership; truly, IDK where they get these leaders from - you wont get any help, expect to be thrown in the deep end - frontline workers complain a lot, makes it hard to implement things

3.0
Feb 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great product discount and coworkers. Plenty of technology and reporting

Cons

No growth structure or opportunities. Very poor cross functional collaboration and coordination. Expect to earn 20-30% less than other companies. The company culture really took a dive post pandemic and never really recovered. Really top heavy and overall poor budgeting which contributed to RIFs every 18 months

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