Nice transition job - Anonymous employee Petco Employee Review

3.0
Mar 7, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Customers and their pets are the best!

Cons

Lots of pressure to get donation dollars from customers at checkout. Write ups done if your numbers are low. Sometimes treat customers like they are idiots rather than educate them about a prospective pet.

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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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