The pay is good, the labor is rough - Retail Store Manager PetSmart Employee Review

4.0
Jul 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great culture of diversity and inclusion - It doesn't always feel like retail because you're surrounded by animals and others who generally have a love for pets - Average to slightly better pay on any level of management - Great opportunities for advancement

Cons

- Continued labor reduction and a mindset of "doing more with less people" - Limited training especially for those who are going to work in the pet department or management. It's a sink or swim feeling. - The company needs to desperately restructure the dog grooming/salon in every single possible way. - Majority of locations do not have a vet onsite that can provide any service to the animals sold.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

everyone communicates and willing to pass on knowledge

Cons

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1.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The staff care a lot and try their hardest but it leads to burn out and being taken advantage of by a company the does not care about YOU.

Cons

Poor management. No work life balance. Bad scheduling. Bad pay. No communication. Leads expected to work more than 10 hours a day during high volume periods, Be responsible for too many things. You run around like a chicken with it's head chopped off the whole time you're at work. Staff are snippy, and rude. A few are okay. Company has you working bare bones, and does not care. Pet parent's are weird, and I don't think have realistic expectations that the boarding facility is more like dropping your dog off at a dog shelter for a week while you go on vacation than a "fun time" for your dog. Dogs get fed, watered, pottied. If that is all you care about, then use the PetHotel. If you want your dog to have fun, and be out of a stressful environment (few dogs do well with constant barking and noise all day, plus being stuck in a cement run, thrown in with a bunch of other dogs who have never been properly socialized) just do in home boarding. I would never board my dog at a place like this.

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