I've been on this site that lets employees write reviews of their past employers. The website itself is total garbage, needed me to sign up to read more than 3 reviews and the access is temporary... BUT the reviews are so awesome.
Behringer has the worst reviews of any company on there I think but so many bad, bitter, reviews. Black comedy.
"I worked at Behringer full-time
Pros – Really awesome co-workers. The people who work there are great. For the most part. Watch for spies.
Cons – Uli Behringer is a sociopath, plain and simple. Seriously, you can't imagine how awful it is to work with this nutcase. Rapid turnover. You might have a job and get fired for no reason weeks later. It happens A LOT."
http://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Behringer-Reviews-E334438.htm"I have been working at Fender Musical Instruments full-time for more than a year
Pros – Fun product, diverse array of projects, solid culture but it comes in waves, some great people
Cons – Morale is usually incredibly low, lack of communication and organization from the top down, no employee retention initiatives resulting in high turn-around rates
Advice to Senior Management – Take a moment to appeciate the hard work at the bottom, reckognize and appreciate hard work, and dedicate a greater amount of effort and funding to keep your teams in tact.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend"
"I worked at Gibson Guitar full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – no reason, unless you like mental and physical abuse a la NAZI concentration camps. Some employees are lucky enough to leave at 8 hrs (due to their incredibly poor work), but the rest of us are there 10-12 hrs a day, 6-7 days a week. So if you like overtime that knocks you up into another tax bracket, this is the place.
one thing i will say for the management though, is that they have accomplished the HIGHLY impressive feat of taking one of the most highly respected names in the guitar industry and run it into the ground and buried it, never to see the light of day. this is the Norlin era they will never recover from."
