Pretty good as far as retail gigs go, but not somewhere to stay long or go higher - Store Lead Mud Bay Employee Review

2.0
Mar 5, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun to interact with customers' pets, *most* customers are really nice, employee discounts, employee training is fun and good quality. Lots of really good and kind people work here

Cons

This company sets very great goals but really falls short of where it likes to say it is. Advancement in the company is very inconsistent at best because leadership is inconsistent. The standards for who actually gets promoted are not clear despite that there are lots of systems in place that could be used. There is a lot of leniency to inconsistent employees. Somehow in each store I worked at it seems that not only do consistent employees pick up the slack but they pick up the blame for inconsistency. This was an issue pre-COVID as well but the response with how people are scheduled only made this harder. I wanted to be here for better work life balance and I thought this was the retail job that would do it... I guess not. I wanted to move up but how I see people above me get treated and pushed out scares me, so it wasn't worth the time and effort I put in. If you want to work here, great, because there are some good things, but don't plan to stay really long.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company. Very friendly and professional. Treat you like a family.

Cons

Your work night shift. So if that’s not your thing you won’t like it.

3.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discount is great, best benefit of the job in my opinion. You get 40% off all products. My immediate team and manager were absolutely wonderful and the work atmosphere was great. You get to pet cute animals every day and help people solve their pet-related problems. When I started, there was great training and education, but that has recently gone downhill.

Cons

Even though my team was awesome, you can be sent to other locations when there are call-outs, and not every store has a good manager and co-workers. It felt a bit hostile when I went to work at other locations. Upper management is a total joke. They are controlling and make decisions that impact store employees without consulting those who actually work in retail.

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