No strategy, morale and stock are plummeting - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

2.0
Aug 9, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers, mostly, and a pet-friendly office.

Cons

Low pay, frozen salary increases, no bonuses, big layoffs. The leadership team does not seem to have a strategy to salvage the business, nor do they want to hear input from other areas.

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1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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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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