PetSmart reviews

3.1

37% would recommend to a friend

(10,784 total reviews)
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Ken Hicks

25% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

PetSmart has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,784 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
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was okay two great managers

Cons

Store management Lack of schedule Multiple callouts

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PetSmart Response
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We're sorry this was your experience. Please know you can reach out to the anonymous CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693 if you'd like to connect with us further and share a few more details so we can try and help. We appreciate you taking the time!
4.0
Jun 2, 2026

Flexible hours and earned PTO, but low pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Earned PTO Weekly pay Flexible hours

Cons

A lot of work for little pay

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PetSmart Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share a bit about your #LifeAtPetSmart with us! We appreciate your feedback.
1.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company pushes for more and more from the bottom level employees without better pay. I worked there before the restructuring and; not much can make me cry, but working here sure did, even back then. I can’t imagine how anxiety inducing it must be to work there now. Animal welfare is a complete non-concern. The only thing that’s pushed is sell, sell, sell. It’s borderline dystopian. Bad management seems to be a common issue, not only from my experience, but many others’ as well. I worked until I was an exhausted sweaty mess to make sure everything in pet care or, when I groomed, the salon, was cleaned to perfection as expected of me (and I reiterate: “me,” because these standards were not expected of my co-workers, just me) and overall felt very unseen. The only times I did feel “seen,” was when mistakes were made. Work was treated like boot camp. A co-worker that was subtley targeting/bullying me, and even started rumors accusing me of racist remarks(!!!), was promoted and anything I reported was downplayed because they were friends with the assistant manager. Working here was an overall traumatizing experience.

Cons

Employees are expected to be work-robots

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PetSmart Response
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We’re disappointed to hear that your experience didn’t reflect what we aim to create for our associates, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We invite you to contact the CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693 so we can learn more and see how we can support you. Thank you.
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