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      PetSmart

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      PetSmart reviews

      3.1

      37% would recommend to a friend

      (10,808 total reviews)
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      Ken Hicks

      23% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      PetSmart has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,808 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PetSmart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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      11K reviews
      4.0
      Jun 25, 2011

      A dirty job but someone who loves dogs has to do it.

      Salon manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Opportunity to make more money if you work harder You work more with animals than people You learn and get better You can be creative Lots of opportunity for more pets Exciting- you never know what kind of day you will have

      Cons

      It's dirty, hairy and smelly Too many tasks that can never be accomplished in one day handed out Small work environment with lots of females equals drama Customers and management can be a pain in the butt Dogs can be really uncooperative and you need to keep your cool Maintaining your own equipment Wear and tear on your joints and body from wiggly dogs Risk of getting bit

      2.0
      Jun 25, 2011

      Loved working with the pets. Did not care for lack of advancement.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Loved all the pets you deal with each day. Customer's pets were always fun to play with. Helping customers and making them happy was the best part of the job.

      Cons

      Pay for part-timers was minimum. Pay for hourly associates and key holders was also very low. You would have a pet-care manager manager making as low as $12.00 per hour and also have them run the building a couple of nights per week. The only people that made decent money were the salary managers.

      4.0
      Jun 18, 2011

      There is ALWAYS a chance it's going to be a bad day.....

      Bather - promoted to groomer in 6 months
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - being social with the people you work with - interacting with pets (dogs) all day - a job that keeps you moving (for the most part) - promotion is available, don't forget if you don't show that your worthy of it they won't think either - good experience to be able to open your own business

      Cons

      - salon manager does not possess "management skills" - never enough people on scheduale - they will leave you in the "daycamp" rooms for 7 hours a day if you don't complain - breaks sometimes never work out - underpaid for a high stress, "dangerous" job

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