Meh - Groomer's Assistant (Bather/Brusher) Petco Employee Review

1.0
May 16, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The best part of the job was being with all of the dogs. Everyone I worked with in the grooming department was so nice. I answered the phones, booked appointments, played with dogs as I cleaned them. A dream job.

Cons

The only downside was that I worked in the grooming department at night when no one came in. I had a very hard time filling up my appointment slots. The entire store was empty after 6pm and I worked until 9pm. I was making minimum pay with no commission to clean the salon to keep busy. There was no point in cleaning the salon either because an outside hired cleaning crew came in every night. If I wanted a cleaning job I would have gotten a job at a hotel or with MerryMaids.

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Cons

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Cons

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