Fun working with animals, unfun dealing with unattainable expectations of comapny - Sales Associate Petco Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Dealing with pets and the happy pet parents who truely care and want the knowledge you have to help.

Cons

The complaining customers who unfortunately make it an unfun place to work becuase you want to help them but they only care about their money and not really taking care of their pets.

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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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