Great Company, Needs some improvemet - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

4.0
Sep 27, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great company. I love that it's so relaxed and laid back on the day to day level. Most of their animals are really well taken care of.

Cons

First, bettas? Do not belong in bowls. They require a minimum of 2.5 gallons, heated and filtered. Heated! Filtered! This is common knowledge. Second, goldfish need at least 30 gallons each. Both of these fish are listed as needing tank sizes which kill them. And these are listed in Petco's own training videos. Fish are animals too. Second, training. I've worked here for almost four months and have barely been trained because there's no hours set aside for training! Is this a joke? Bring back dedicated training hours. It's no wonder newbies get complained about, even among our coworkers. We don't know how to do anything.

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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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