Worst employer - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

1.0
Apr 14, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Was a good company to learn and grow

Cons

Management, fake videos and pictures of senior leaders acting like they care, fake overall talk about values and has none. VPs treat people under them really bad very hierarchical. Total boys club if you worked with someone before that is in a leadership role now you are good. Anyone with tenure is at risk.

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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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