Political Top, Incompetent Middle, Quiet Bottom - Sr Manager, Finance Petco Employee Review

2.0
Feb 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Steady paycheck! Nice campus in San Diego.

Cons

OK, so I have only have worked at Petco Corporate for one year. In that year, I have seen a first large round of layoffs across all departments (early 2022), and now (early 2023) a second round of layoffs that went after senior titles, such as VPs and Directors. Some of these senior leaders were walked out of the building, with the fairly important projects they had been leading left hanging. These 2023 layoffs are making folks uneasy - no impression of job stability at Petco Corporate. I am sure Petco had its reasons, not the smallest of them perhaps the upcoming bonus payouts that they now no longer have to make to those who were let go? :) To change the subject, Petco has an UTTERLY uncompetitive 401(k) match - they do not match for the first 6 months at all, and then they match 50% of the first 2.5% or something like that. Paltry, by California standards.

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Cons

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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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