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

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
2.0
Jan 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Get to see Pets Every day. Ok Benefits Package.

Cons

Managers are not allowed to manage or make decisions. To much focus on customer service scores.

3.0
Jan 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

every task is laid out in black and white with easy to follow directions. your schedule, to the minute, is set in advance. regularly scheduled paychecks. managers seem fair and accomodating. if employee shows steady initiative, there may be room for promotion. employee discounts.

Cons

micromanagement. no flex time. pay rate is for highschoolers, not real people trying to make a living. cliquish behavior among all levels of employees. sometimes employees willingness to work is taken for granted. bonuses amount to pennies on the dollar.

2.0
Jan 15, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, 15% discount, pet grooming is a job that can't be "outsourced", free training class, appears to be fairly easy to advance into management if you are willing to relocate.

Cons

As a groomer, you make your money on commissions, if the salon is overstaffed you will not make more than your hourly wage. You must work holidays, nights, and weekends. Safety rules were not enforced by my district manager, my salon manager tried to have us follow rules, but no one else in the district did. The store manager for most of my employment was great with customers but had no interest in enforcing rules. Associates stole from the register, shirked their duties, were rude to other associates, stole merchandise and nothing was done. The second manager of our store had no business being a manager, he had no concept of customer service or being pro-active with problems. He also lied about me at least twice to our district manager. If you have a good manager and district manager you could have a good experience, but it will change greatly from store to store.

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