Will give you free training but it's a TOXIC environment - Pet Stylist Petco Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-free grooming or dog training certification -health insurance and 401k -decent employee discount

Cons

- day to day operations regularly throw off by mandates from corporate staff who are completely disconnected from the situation in store - employees are issued cheapest possible equipment or forced to rely on ancient equipment and software - extremely toxic work environment, cliques between floor staff, grooming, training - expensive and insufficient healthcare coverage - no mental health coverage - corporate will do anything to not have to officially fire a bad employee: ignoring complaints from staff and moving toxic people around to new stores - completely insufficient response to COVID19, jeopardizing employee health with inappropriate PPE and contributing to the public spread of the virus by keeping stores open - toxic environment leads to high turnover - was lied to about multiple points during interview and training

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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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