Great place to work! - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

5.0
Sep 6, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

This was my first job after moving away from home-and I loved it. It remains to be one of the favorites of any place I've worked. The environment was professional and everyone seemed to really care about the animals. The hours were good and the pay was fair. Training is provided in several areas in within the store if you wish to become an animal specialist-I became the Certified Reptile Specialist within 6 months of working there. I had a lot of fun. I definitely recommend Petco as a great place to work if you love animals.

Cons

As with most if not all jobs-there are downsides. Wether it be problems among co-workers or problems with corporate. I got along with all of my co-workers so that was not a problem for me.

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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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