A good place to work - Assistant Store Manager Petco Employee Review

4.0
Jun 8, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible, competitive wages, transfer options, advancement opportunities, benefit package. If you are a hard working individual with ambition and initiative this could be a great carrer move.

Cons

Senior managements inability to understand field associates concerns. Very streamlined work, must be able to perform all job functions. If the senior team took a step back and listened to the stores there could be more success then what is currently being seen.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Good environment, good management and able to learn and improve

Cons

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2.0
Jul 2, 2026
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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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