The cons outweighed the pros. - Pet Stylist PetSmart Employee Review

2.0
Jul 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Working with dogs and tending to their needs is a rewarding experience. You have the ability to appeal to a customer and they can request you, which creates a bond between you, the pet parent and the animal. The co-workers that you can click with make working here a great place to be.

Cons

Working in the salon is difficult and very hectic. The environment is compact and they try to fit several girls and dogs in it. There's not enough room and it just makes it crazy. Especially on the weekends! Everyone is angry. Management does not understand and will force you to do so many dogs even when you can't do it safely. Money is all that matters to them! People have been known to cheat the system and it's not fair. Don't work in the salon here. Not worth your well-being.

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Pros

Amazing space to work. Benefits great.

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The staff care a lot and try their hardest but it leads to burn out and being taken advantage of by a company the does not care about YOU.

Cons

Poor management. No work life balance. Bad scheduling. Bad pay. No communication. Leads expected to work more than 10 hours a day during high volume periods, Be responsible for too many things. You run around like a chicken with it's head chopped off the whole time you're at work. Staff are snippy, and rude. A few are okay. Company has you working bare bones, and does not care. Pet parent's are weird, and I don't think have realistic expectations that the boarding facility is more like dropping your dog off at a dog shelter for a week while you go on vacation than a "fun time" for your dog. Dogs get fed, watered, pottied. If that is all you care about, then use the PetHotel. If you want your dog to have fun, and be out of a stressful environment (few dogs do well with constant barking and noise all day, plus being stuck in a cement run, thrown in with a bunch of other dogs who have never been properly socialized) just do in home boarding. I would never board my dog at a place like this.

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