Bad experience for me - Dog Groomer Petco Employee Review

2.0
Mar 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Consistent hours and schedule. They will compensate you for any mistakes that would affect your commission Good vacation time pay for groomers

Cons

Management was terrible. I could write a book on all the terrible things that have happened in my time of working there. Managers were bullies. They weren't just managing they were bullies and would start drama. It's not normal for multiple of your employees to cry everyday. Everyone is out to get you and they constantly want more and more from you even though it's literally impossible. Demanded impossible quotas and tasks and you weren't allowed a second of overtime without being chewed out. Everything is the salon was broken and they wouldn't want to fix it because it took from the budget that affected their bonuses. Our printer was broken for years and the manager would have us handwrite our grooming agreements. The customers thought we were a joke because we were! SO much more to say but you get the idea.

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Cons

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Pros

- Wonderful people under the Sr. Director level - Dogs in the office - Brand name carries weight on your resume

Cons

- Sr. Directors and above are largely nepotism hires rather than merit-based promotions - Leadership team is toxic and disrespectful, and that tone trickles down to other senior leaders - Sexism shows up repeatedly, with women being asked to pick up the work of men without additional pay. Or men being promoted over women due to favoritism and not merit. - Nearly every employee I worked with was disengaged and functioning out of fear of layoffs rather than job satisfaction (layoffs happen multiple times a year) - The company's declining position also makes it harder to land your next role, since a recent Petco title now reads as coming from a struggling brand

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