Fender Musical Instruments reviews

For many years there were things that set Fender apart from corporations in other industries. There was a sense that, everyone pretty much knew each other. Most of us were pulling in the same direction. There's a lot of change, like in any industry, and it's been much more challenging to hold on to those virtues that made us (now them) the best. Shifting markets, rising costs, management decisions, (moving to a much more expensive HQ). There is mostly downside to casting aside long-time employees, which has inarguably been happening at higher velocity of late. New people mistake guidance from the veterans as defensiveness. Although, I would rule out a healthy dose of that as well. There is a reason Fender was sitting at the top of this industry. A reason the products have been so good, and the dealers and customers have hung in there. There were/are people there that were bleeding Fender Red. With that, much (not all) of the new management brought in from "other industries" have been bleeding that Fender Red out of all of us (now them).

Guitar market is not getting bigger so budgets swing. The person sitting next to you could be gone tomorrow or tomorrow it could be another new person to train. Depending on your department, extreme and constant pressure. It's not uncommon to find people doing 60+ hours every week, working from home after hours, taking calls after hours, and working weekend, yet still manage to find themselves behind. The work/personal life balance has swung considerably.. There are cliques and if your part of the right ones, you'll find life a little easier. Find yourself on the outside and you'll have a difficult time. And if you love meetings, then this is the place for you. There are meetings to talk about the next meeting. If your department is behind a metric, expect a weekly or daily meeting and be well prepared for it or it will go bad. Management seems to roll every few years (not that some of them didn't deserve it), so get used to constant directional changes.