Good place to work in the past - Companion Animal Manager Petco Employee Review

1.0
Sep 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

-Set Schedule -Paid Time Off -401K -Flexibility to an extent -Easy for but boring work for employees -Opportunities for advancement in certain areas

Cons

-General and District Management -Employees are taken for granted -No raises for management -Employees aren't valued -Store in understaffed -Tries to slash expenses for illogical reasons -No opportunity for advancement if you're a manager -Point System -Management stays in office most of the days and pawns customers who need help off to their employees.

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5.0
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Pros

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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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