Ok place to work so far. - Companion Animal Specialist Petco Employee Review

3.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The schedule is flexible if need be. If you actually work, you are more or less left alone, and the time goes by quickly.

Cons

the abhorrent waste of time in dealing with mountains of auto shipped back stock. Most of what is received is not what is needed. Plus, working with some fellow employees can be tedious when they do not pull their weight or are just slow on doing basic duties such as animal cleanliness. I also am not a fan of how the small animal department is set up, for larger animals like guinea pigs and rabbits, there is not enough space. Plus the amount of back stock for some animals is insane.

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Cons

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Pros

friendly store managers usually good discounts nostalgic

Cons

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