PetSmart reviews

3.1

37% would recommend to a friend

(10,801 total reviews)
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Ken Hicks

24% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

PetSmart has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,801 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PetSmart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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11K reviews
1.0
May 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is pretty good for retail managers.

Cons

Bully District manager that makes job threats and calls salons liars. Pressure to perform is immense. We all have to perform at our jobs thats one thing but contant threats is another. For example store managers (according to our DM) will automatically lose their jobs if you fail an internal audit which is a one day snapshot of your store. Just not a comforting feeling and doesnt provide a culture of trust.

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PetSmart Response
7y
Thank you for your review! We're sorry to hear this has been your experience. We'd like to understand more so that we can address. Please contact the CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693. Thank you , again, for your time.
4.0
Feb 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I love getting to expand my knowledge and use it everyday to help pet parents. The customers are usually very upbeat and friendly. The company as a whole really cares about the employees, customers and pets. I never feel like I have a strict budget for providing proper care for our pets. They are very well taken care of in my store. Fun atmosphere and our team is like family. Bonuses are really good if you work at a high performing store.

Cons

There’s not enough management for store leaders. They can honestly treat associates however they want and can basically get away with whatever they want. It really makes a huge difference going from a wonderful, caring manager, to one who only cares about the numbers and will push anyone out of the way to achieve them. There’s also not enough hours given to staff the store appropriately and allow things to actually get done the way they are meant to be done. There’s constant pressure to get more and more done with no extra help. New procedures will be pushed out that are supposed to “save time” but they never actually do but hours are cut anyways. Health insurance is ridiculously expensive but has fairly decent coverage.

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PetSmart Response
7y
That's wonderful to hear you enjoy working with pets and pet parents, the bonuses and the store atmosphere! I'm sorry to here you don't feel supported by management. We want to ensure we're always improving, so hearing from the team directly is helpful. Please know you can always contact the CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693, as well, with questions or comments. Thank you, again!
4.0
Nov 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company paid training for pet trainers and groomers There are great benefits and including vacation time increasing with length of time with the company. There’s always opportunities for different associate positions.

Cons

The company was bought out a few years ago which has resulted in several changes in CEO’s Training for managers has changed to the point where it’s non existent There has also been a high turnover in store managers at my particular location

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