It was okay. Very busy, not great pay. - Middle Management Position PetSmart Employee Review

3.0
Jun 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- you can pet kitties - 50% off of petsmart brand petfood/litter/etc. -take home samples at the end of sample saturday -benefits (prescription drugs, massage, dental, eye) -dogs are so cute -work with the SPCA

Cons

-pay is not great -some higher level managers are sexist -understaffed most times -performing SPCA adoptions when we are very busy -people just wanting to look/pet the adoptable cats and not actually adopt them, and waste your time when you are insanely busy. -customers think they know it all and will try to put a beta fish into the bottom pizza fish tanks. -customers complain a lot because they want to put goldfish into a small little bowl -customer lets their dogs pee and poop on the floor and then leave it there. -when dog training class is happening, be prepared to have a headache for a few days. -the salon customers are probably the rudest of all the customers we got.

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