I LOVE working here - Store Associate Petco Employee Review

5.0
Feb 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I love everybody I work with. We all have a deep love of animals, even if they're different kinds of people than i'd normally hang out with. The customers are ( in general) more friendly than at other places I've worked. And there is always something to talk about at the register, depending on the stuff they're buying. Being around animals all day. Getting to feed treats to dogs.

Cons

We have so few people employed at our store, that it's really hard to get someone to take your shift on short notice, like if you're sick. Some of the regulations corperate puts on us seem like of out of touch, but that's going to happen any time you work for a place as huge as Petco.

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Cons

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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 - Gender favoritism 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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