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      Fender Musical Instruments

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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

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      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      2.0
      Aug 5, 2014

      Fender Leverages the Equity of their Brand Against the Well Being of their Employees

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Incredible people with amazing passion for the products FMIC creates.

      Cons

      It seems there is an unpublished rule that Fender pays less than a job is worth because they are Fender. I've heard it joked about between managers and know first hand the huge number of obstacles that are put in the way of anyone seeking fair compensation.

      1.0
      Jul 30, 2014

      You have to be talented to turn Fender into a company that blows!

      Supply chain planner
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      Pros

      Before the Larry era, aka "Before Larry", we had a senior management team in place that actually cared about employee satisfaction and engagement. Post Larry - everything went downhill. His hiring of his incompetent cronies from Guitar Center, his insistence to expand already bloated product lines and finally, the coup d' gras - let's waste all this treasure and blood on an ill-fated public offering that was cancelled at the last minute! What a tool! Meanwhile jetting in and out of Scottsdale airport using his corporate jet paid for by Fender. Even though he has finally been jettisoned, the damage remains - awesome employees have fled - any long term valued employees have been laid-off - and Fender is now owned by an investment company. And worse, his cronies remain - like a bad cancer. Does this remind you of the CBS era? Well it should!

      Cons

      Extreme negative cultural decline when Larry joined 2010. Great long term talent fleeing! Great long term talent laid-off cuz they make too much money. Bad morale.. Larry and the Wreckage he Left. And his guys are still there! CBS is back!

      1.0
      Jul 26, 2014

      How do you suck all the fun out of a guitar company?

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Many good, talented, hard-working employees. Decent insurance available (but it's far from free). Generous vacation and holiday package. And there are still guitars, of course.

      Cons

      Layoffs five years in a row. Management changes direction seemingly every time the wind blows. Upper management keeps promoting itself, while employee wages fall farther and farther behind (1% raises, anyone?). Generous bonuses for management; nothing for the people actually accomplishing all of the day-to-day tasks. Employees can't count on even modest 401(k) matching. Not ALL of the good people have left. . . yet.

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