I really wanted to like it here, but unfortunately I am looking to leave - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

2.0
May 11, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Bring your pet to work Activities Sample sale Location Padres games

Cons

Dirty, cluttered office, lack of parking Too many meetings, people do not respect time of peers. A lot of talking about it and not enough time to do the tasks. They need to get some more help, people are overworked! You fill out surveys on leadership but nothing has changed from last year's poor survey score. Systems are HORRIBLE, very manual Lack of recognition from management Management is stuck in the way things have always been done Micromanagement, micromanagement. Everyone wants to approve everything! People there are overworked, stressed and it's a very chaotic environment. Everything runs downhill but noone wants to give clear, concise direction. Then they change their minds several times throughout a project and you are expected to conform with a smile. Management does not want to hear your opinion, they just want you to do what they want. I have never talked to my VP, he doesn't even know my name!

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