Petco-where the pets go to pee on the floor - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

2.0
Feb 9, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a good place if you really love animals. Also if you have lots of tattoos, piercings, it's not held against you. Petsmart won't even hire someone with piercings.

Cons

Lousy money, no communication between corporate and store.Never enough staff.

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Cons

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Pros

friendly store managers usually good discounts nostalgic

Cons

Forced to stay short staffed. Couldn't take proper breaks most days as a closing lead unless it was during the first few hours of shift. At the time the regional manager seemed more worried about the aesthetics of the back animal rooms floor that only employees saw when we had ac issues, issues getting access to an exotic vet, and only had enough hours to have two employees working at a time most shift on most days. I only had a couple interactions but that was one of them. Could not call off sick without leaving the store scrambling to find someone to stay open. Also sold improper habitats.

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