I love working here - Retail Sales Associate Mud Bay Employee Review

5.0
May 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people here are great, for the most part. Our regular customers are wonderful. Working with customers to help them find solutions for their pets is rewarding. Great training program, especially if you have pets of your own. You'll learn a lot here! The pay is great for retail and the benefits are excellent and affordable (The last place I worked wanted $300/month for Regence. We have Regence here and I think I pay $75-80/month for medical, dental, vision, and life). In-store events are fun and you get to work with and donate to local shelters. If you want a promotion and work for it, it's not hard to get, especially if you're willing to move stores to promote. There are several stores, so that's not hard to do.

Cons

The company is going through some changes, but most of them are for the better. If change is hard for you, this could be a con. The work is more physical than you might think in retail. You are on your feet a lot and stocking shelves of dog and cat food and kitty litter is a work out. Again, this is only a con if you see it that way. If you know what you're getting into, it's fun, great learning, and great exercise. If you want to move up in stores, you can do that anywhere, but if you want to move into Home Office, it helps if you live close to the Home Office.

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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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