Hypocrites... “do as I say, but not as I do”... lacks leadership integrity - General Manager Petco Employee Review

1.0
Jul 5, 2020
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Pros

Some small portions of leadership within Petco are terrific. But some act without integrity, manage their own agenda, show favoritism and are hypocrites. Most of the store teams and employees at Corp are great.

Cons

The lack of honesty, respect and integrity from your territory, market management teams and some managers are Corp make for a challenging and at times hostile work environment. Most of the employees are dedicated and hard working people and want to be aligned with the senior lead ship teams. Your territory and market managers and some managers at Corp are NOT aligned and managing to their own agendas.

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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 - Sexism 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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