Management has good intentions, - Marketing Data Analyst Petco Employee Review

1.0
Jul 26, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Petco can be a fun company to work for, the people in non-management roles are always great, very nice to work with. Compensation is average, lately the CEO / human resources have tried to focus on putting the employee first, but they are many years behind to get to a point where people actually enjoy working there and want to stay. Shifting priorities make analyst / lower manager level take the brunt of the stress.

Cons

I was asked by the VP of my department (analytics) to: 1. Be responsible for work that others outside my department do not complete, to the point where it was my fault if it wasn't done. They expected me to work 60-80 hours per week on a regular basis. 2. Give up my weekends to finish this work, on top of weekly hours. (feeding into the constant snowball of lack of accountability, no work/life balance) This was the reason I left the company, there was no boundary/level of respect for the fact that I would like to have a work/life balance. This company refuses to staff up to a level where the work is shared evenly/realistically. Everything is always a fast sprint, and it never ends. It was clear to me that my VP did not care about me and my well-being, so I left. I would highly discourage anyone from ever working here for too long, it takes a toll on your personal/family life working so much.

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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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