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Fender Musical Instruments reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(297 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 297 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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297 reviews
4.0
Aug 27, 2015

A time of change...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My co-workers are pretty amazing, A company full of history, Global experience for a smaller company, A new CEO who wants to lead the company into this century. I think the vision he has for the company is an exciting one, as long as it all plays out

Cons

There is a lot of change happening within the company and not everyone sees the vision of where we are headed. It's hard to be positive about the future when many want to drag it down. We are getting there, it will just take time.

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Fender Musical Instruments Response
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Hi there! Thanks for your comments. Being a global corporation certainly has its advantages, and Fender will only continue to expand its global presence over time. Like you referenced, global expansion is only one of the changes Fender is currently facing, and as everyone knows change can often be difficult and unsettling. However, with Andy Mooney joining Fender as our new CEO, hopefully some of this ambiguity can be made clear. You are absolutely right. Communication is key, and this is something that Andy has been practicing heavily over his initial 60 days with the organization. Andy has made visits to London, Japan, New York, LA, and both manufacturing facilities in Corona and Ensenada to learn as much as he could about Fender’s business, in order to develop a plan and vision. Upon his return, he began to share a draft of that vision with various departments around the company, and his goal is to share this plan with everyone in the organization over the next few months. By sharing this plan with everyone, individuals who are having a hard time seeing the vision will hopefully gain a clear and positive perspective of where Fender is heading, and understand why these changes are necessary. Like you mentioned, it will take time- but the wait will be worth it!
3.0
Apr 30, 2014

Fender could be great

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The only pro about this company right now, is the name and its history. Mr. Thomas is a strong leader with a history of success. The proof is the first 3 years of his tenure Fender had record breaking sales. I am not one his so called “GC cronies” but an MI veteran who has seen the good and bad of Fender as well as the industry.

Cons

Unfortunately Mr. Thomas’ senior staff did not support him and did nothing but disrespect every decision and made no secret of it. It started when he stated that he wanted to close the Scottsdale office and move it back to California. The backlash of not doing it killed any chance he had of long term success. After he made that statement Larry made a lot of enemies here. Yes, Fender would have lost 90% of the staff here in AZ but only 10% of this staff is worth keeping. The culture of the industry as a whole is great however Fender does not display any of this culture currently as everyone is running scared. I did not know Larry very well but I really liked the direction he wanted to go. Too bad he did not get the support he needed. Maybe he should have wiped out the entire senior staff and started over. Fender would be better off.

2.0
Mar 5, 2014

nothing special

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Pros

there are good people and workers here...as long as you do what you have to, you'll be okay.

Cons

bad management; they can't seem to hire the right qualified staff...

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