You'd think playing with dogs would be more fun - Senior Petshotel Associate PetSmart Employee Review

2.0
Jul 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

In the PetsHotel, it was generally a fun environment--play with dogs, take them on walks, do some cleaning. As a part-time position, the pay is pretty generous, flexible hours, etc.

Cons

Upward movement is limited, and when it happens, your responsibilities will multiply but your salary will not. The work is physically straining, best suited to younger employees, but management looks for older potential employees who look good on paper but who end up bailing after a few weeks due to the strenuous workload.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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