Buyout Destroyed A Once-Fun Company - Merchandising Operations Leader Petco Employee Review

Hours are good, flexible job

I don't know really, good job

- Wonderful people under the Sr. Director level - Dogs in the office - Brand name carries weight on your resume

- Sr. Directors and above are largely nepotism hires rather than merit-based promotions - Leadership team is toxic and disrespectful, and that tone trickles down to other senior leaders - Gender favoritism shows up repeatedly, with women being asked to pick up the work of men without additional pay. Or men being promoted over women due to favoritism and not merit. - Nearly every employee I worked with was disengaged and functioning out of fear of layoffs rather than job satisfaction (layoffs happen multiple times a year) - The company's declining position also makes it harder to land your next role, since a recent Petco title now reads as coming from a struggling brand