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      Petco

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      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

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      2.4

      Senior management

      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
      2.0
      Jan 6, 2010

      Laid back company, low salaries

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Stable company with the reputation of being recession resistant -Laid back work environment -Genuine animal lover employees -Many approachable execs

      Cons

      -Extremely low salaries. Many employees at corporate level from store level who lack college education or recent college grads. This presumably lowers the salary bar. The result is high turnover of employees with credentials leaving the lower-qualified and less-motivated employees as long-term employees in the building. -Building is gross. Lower building has inadequate parking. Those with allergies to pet dander need not apply. Often marks on wall from pets. Few bathrooms for the number of employees.

      3.0
      Dec 13, 2009

      Not the best summer job for a college student

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Coworkers and lower level managers. The lower level managers had a good amount of latitude in giving hours, so they simply avoided giving time to lazy/unproductive people that made our lives difficult. Those of us who were not effectively fired were always very nice, tolerable people with lives outside work. My managers knew that I preferred stocking in the evening and working with the animals more than continuously trying to sell to cattle so they let me work when I wanted. It should go without saying, but I loved working with the animals. I got to hand-train a conure and raised litters of rodents.

      Cons

      The condition of the animals was very bad before I arrived. I kept things as clean as possible all the time (particularly the birds and rodents) but the employees that I replaced did not care enough to even try. On the one hand I loved working with the animals and wanted to ensure that their living conditions were good, but on the other hand I realized that I was in part supporting an organization that did not maximize the animals' welfare. I'm no PETA nut, but I have mixed feelings about the whole situation. Low pay. I worked hard and deserved more. My manager gave the pay raises that he was allowed to give. The company makes money by not paying the employees enough to make the job attractive on monetary terms alone and counting on people who just want to help animals.

      4.0
      Dec 9, 2009

      Petco a good place to work.

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is always fun to work around animals. Not only the ones for sale but customer pets. Customers were usually in a good mood due to the enviroment of the place.

      Cons

      Not enough hours avaialble. Worked in a high theft area with two employees opening and two closing. Could not even provide for employees om the floor for help most times.

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