Petco reviews

3.0

35% would recommend to a friend

(6,870 total reviews)
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Joel D. Anderson

31% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Petco has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,870 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Petco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
5.0
Sep 4, 2012

Fullfilling

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working towards Healthier Pets, Happier People, and Better World

Cons

None, But you better be a hands on and a working manager

3.0
Aug 15, 2012

Stressful

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excited kids getting pets. Discount. Steady work. Seeing cool new pet products. Making money. Co workers passionate about animals. Adoption.

Cons

No hours. Shifts cut often. Animals get sick and die. Stinks if your store has a rodent problem. You have to clean up dog poop and pee after guests animals who are too lazy to do it themselves.

2.0
Aug 10, 2012

Total lack of business acumen

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a store manager, it is a very easy job compared to other retailers.

Cons

The company, at least in Indiana and Ky had zero focus on creating a customer base and driving sales and profit. There was no effort in trying to build up a strong team, the stores "just exist"

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