Mud Bay reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(214 total reviews)
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Marisa Wulff

19% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Mud Bay has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 214 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Mud Bay employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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214 reviews
3.0
Feb 8, 2025

Lost Sight

Recommend
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Pros

Great team, great store manager, great training program, excellent support from management (Lacey location) to help you get promoted, great benefits, and great customers.

Cons

Mud Bay CEO's have lost sight of what they once were. When I started, they were passionate about the employees, the customers, and their training program. They started a great DEI program, but it felt like they no longer cared about the rest of us. They began to reward bad behavior instead of addressing it like they used to. They started opening too many stores and paying employees less. They began requiring employees to work at multiple locations, so you no longer had that bond with the team you were hired to work with. They were supportive during COVID-19 and did their best to keep the stores open for employees and customers. This did run the teams ragged though. It started to fall apart from there. No there is a disconnect between Home Office and the store level. I still visit some of my old stores that still have some of the same team members and they all are fed up, sad, and/or disappointed in Mud Bay.

3.0
Jan 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

it's pet retail. it's fine if you get a good group of people

Cons

corporate has no idea what's going on the sales floor and act like your typical boomers. making poor decisions when it comes to employee benefits and the direction the stores are heading. they're trying to be like petsmart but green washed

2.0
Dec 1, 2024

I now dont even shop here!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good employees in the store locations!

Cons

upper management loves drama. The area managers form clices and if they personally dont like you, expect the mean girls treatment. They are no longer listening to their staff and have pushed everything into part time positions to save money on health insurance, but then turn around and wonder why their turn over has increased.

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