Most Sweetwater employees are lifelong musicians, recording engineers, or live-sound techs.
Sweetwater's annual holiday party is an elegant affair with catered food and live music.
Employees and guest artists regularly make music in the Performance Theatre.
Every year Santa visits the children of Sweetwater employees.
Employees have access to the onsite fitness center and racquetball court.
Good times are guaranteed at the annual trip to Cedar Point.
From guitar strings to grand pianos, every Sweetwater sale starts with a great relationship.
We're always looking for fun and energetic people to work in the best toy store on earth.
Our award-winning Tech Support department offers free online and phone support on all the products we sell.
The Work Environment
Super Surroundings
- Certified LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council
- Multiple "Best Places to Work" awards
- Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Outstanding Business Ethics
A Commitment to Treating Employees Right
Our company motto is "Always do the right thing for the customer," the same holds true regarding the environment we provide for our employees. We strive to do the right things to facilitate a culture that is not only high performance, but also one that's stimulating and fun to be a part of.
Even with Sweetwater's remarkable growth, the workplace maintains a "small company" feel and a personalized, family-oriented philosophy. From the daily work environment to special occasions, we're always focused on doing what is right for our employees.
Special Events
Our regularly scheduled activities include company picnics, trips to amusement parks, company nights at sporting events, lunch with Santa for the employees' children, a phenomenal holiday party every January, and turkeys provided for each family at Thanksgiving. We even celebrate when employees have a birthday, get married, welcome a new baby to the family, or buy a house! Plus, we often bring in professionals such as lawyers, bankers, and nurses for free consultations with employees.
Everyday Life at Sweetwater
In addition to these special events, Sweetwater employees enjoy daily benefits that add to our happiness and quality of life. Some of those include:
- full restaurant with both indoor and patio seating
- fitness center
- full-time personal trainer
- free arcade with video games, pool table, ping-pong, golf simulator, Skee-Ball, and pinball
- racquetball court
- concierge service
- gear lending library
- DVD/video games lending library
- ability to purchase gear at company cost
- salon with hair stylists/chair masseuses
- dry-cleaning pickup
- postal services
- ATM
The Passion for Music Continues After Hours
In their free time, many Sweetwater employees pour their creative energies into a wide variety of music and audio projects. At any given time, you'll find our employees:
- building and using personal recording studios
- playing in bands
- engineering live sound
- involved in worship and church groups
- having jam sessions
- participating in open-mic nights
Community Involvement
Our team members come to live and work in Fort Wayne from all over the country, and their diverse backgrounds are evident in their many and varied outside activities. Many get involved in community projects, in which the company also takes a very active role. Others volunteer, get involved in the arts community, sports leagues, houses of worship, etc.
When you tell people in the community that you work for Sweetwater, you are inevitably greeted with a smile and a shower of compliments. And you'll almost always hear, "Sweetwater? I've heard that's a great place to work!"
