Looking for great pay or easy job go elsewhere - Petco, Dog and Cat Sales Associate Petco Employee Review

3.0
Jul 19, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good employees, some interaction with animals, fairly normal hours rarely after 10 pm or before 8am, get good pto if full time

Cons

Ive been with petco 6 months. Biggest issue is never enough payroll. Our store gets 350 hours or less per week. Corporate has things they want rolled out constantly, focus on cli scores, and animal care but fails to give neccessary hours. Animal's are not first at petco, money is. Second issue is the pay. Max raise is now thirty cents. Wont keep good people without taking better care of them. High Turnover due to poor pay and willingness to keep good people part time. Petco is cheap and has yet to reward hard work that I can see. Bottom line not horrible to work at if you happen to be 18 and living at home. otherwise though find something better.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 14, 2026
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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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