I worked for PetSmart for 15 years - Petcare Associate PetSmart Employee Review

4.0
May 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

PetSmart is great to work for due to it's stability and the general understanding of management. I never was denied any PTO I put in for and anytime I had an issue management always worked with me without trouble. Some stores felt more like family than others but everyone I worked with was generally a very genuine person which made working much less stressful.

Cons

As a Petcare associate I would say that their raises are very slim. After 10 years of working at the company I wasn't making very much more than when I had started, especially considering rising prices. I did eventually fight for a higher hourly rate, especially since people were being hired on making as much or more than me at the time. They did bump my pay up to a more respectable rate but you will probably have to speak up if at some point. In Petcare things can get very stressful with customers at times. Some people will not care about PetSmart's policies concerning pets and that can cause friction. Also, if any pets in the store get sick that is something you will generally have to deal with directly after they've seen the vet.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Anonymous contractor
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Pros

everyone communicates and willing to pass on knowledge

Cons

no cons that i can think of

1.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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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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