friendly staff and managers - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

4.0
Dec 22, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The opportunity of working with all kinds of different animals The staff was really friendly They were flexible They give great discounts for employees provide training

Cons

Customers can be rude at times and impatient Cleaning up after the animals can be gross It does gets really busy

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Cons

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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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