Started Okay, Ended Badly - Cashier Petco Employee Review

1.0
Jul 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Enjoyed working with most of the customers and the animals. Decent hours, fair pay for area.

Cons

Ending Management of store was rude and had a very skewed view of what a pet store ought to be. Cut pet care hours (hours allowed for cleaning, feeding, etc) by almost half. Put pet care employees in a position of not being able to thoroughly do their job. Also expected reptile specialist to cashier while trying to clean and care for reptiles.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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