New owner is bringing this company down - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

2.0
Jan 20, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You can bring pets to work. The offices are brand new with a nice open layout. There's a gym and a cafe with lots of healthy options.

Cons

New ownership has aggressive goals but have made rash and some borderline unethical decisions that led us to take 1 step forward while taking 2 steps backwards.

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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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