Ok place to work so far. - Companion Animal Specialist Petco Employee Review

3.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The schedule is flexible if need be. If you actually work, you are more or less left alone, and the time goes by quickly.

Cons

the abhorrent waste of time in dealing with mountains of auto shipped back stock. Most of what is received is not what is needed. Plus, working with some fellow employees can be tedious when they do not pull their weight or are just slow on doing basic duties such as animal cleanliness. I also am not a fan of how the small animal department is set up, for larger animals like guinea pigs and rabbits, there is not enough space. Plus the amount of back stock for some animals is insane.

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- 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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