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2.0
Nov 3, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The job can be fun if you enjoy animals and a fast paced enviornment. You received paid training to learn about animal caretaking, animal products, and customer care.

Cons

Not enough employees/ high enough payroll to get everything done. Employees are often scrambling to complete tasks by there deadline. Often only 2 or 3 people will run the entire store, creating a stressful enviornment. Special services such as grooming and dog training are pushed to the back burner, so people hired to perform dog training or another service spendthe majority of their time on other projects. Scheduling was done at the last minute and shifts were often back to back i.e. close --open next morning.

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5.0
May 6, 2026
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Pros

Good environment and great people

Cons

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1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Wonderful people under the Sr. Director level - Dogs in the office - Brand name carries weight on your resume

Cons

- Sr. Directors and above are largely nepotism hires rather than merit-based promotions - Leadership team is toxic and disrespectful, and that tone trickles down to other senior leaders - Sexism shows up repeatedly, with women being asked to pick up the work of men without additional pay. Or men being promoted over women due to favoritism and not merit. - Nearly every employee I worked with was disengaged and functioning out of fear of layoffs rather than job satisfaction (layoffs happen multiple times a year) - The company's declining position also makes it harder to land your next role, since a recent Petco title now reads as coming from a struggling brand

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