It's a job not a career. You'll be fine. - Cashier Petco Employee Review

2.0
Feb 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Your employee discount is 20% and you form relationships with some really great customers who really listen to what you have to say and offer.

Cons

Customers are very demanding and downright rude. Senior management hires then promotes their friends who are not qualified for the positions they are placed in. Senior management will make you work in a department but not certify you for it because they don't want to give you a raise.

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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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