Meh - Groomer's Assistant (Bather/Brusher) Petco Employee Review

1.0
May 16, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The best part of the job was being with all of the dogs. Everyone I worked with in the grooming department was so nice. I answered the phones, booked appointments, played with dogs as I cleaned them. A dream job.

Cons

The only downside was that I worked in the grooming department at night when no one came in. I had a very hard time filling up my appointment slots. The entire store was empty after 6pm and I worked until 9pm. I was making minimum pay with no commission to clean the salon to keep busy. There was no point in cleaning the salon either because an outside hired cleaning crew came in every night. If I wanted a cleaning job I would have gotten a job at a hotel or with MerryMaids.

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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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