PetSmart reviews

3.1

37% would recommend to a friend

(10,809 total reviews)
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Ken Hicks

23% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

PetSmart has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,809 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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1.0
Aug 10, 2021
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Pros

Flexible schedule (depending on the manager) Cute dogs Some nice clients Nothing much really that I can think of anymore.

Cons

Hard to take lunch breaks when you are booked 8 dogs a day Store manager is narcissist Clients are cheap Some co workers are so dramatic Lazy co workers don’t clean ever They’ll give you the bad dogs if you are not liked. Low pay

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Thank you for bettering the lives of pets! We appreciate all of your hard work but would love to connect with you via CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693 to discuss further so we can help. Thanks for taking the time!
1.0
Aug 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

When the animals get sick, they are typically taken to the veterinarian for treatment. The cashiers and other pet care associates were generally nice to work with and a few of the managers as well.

Cons

Management undermines you at every turn - If you deny the sale of an animal to someone because they make it clear they have no intention of giving it proper care - depending on the manager - they will make the sale anyway. Would never schedule enough people - The workload for pet care associates was horrendous. There would regularly be only one pet care person scheduled at a time and it was expected that one person complete large, time consuming tasks while also servicing customers. Rare was the day every essential care task was able to be completed. Nearly all enclosures sold for hamsters and guinea pigs were insufficient. The tiny tales 'habitats' are the worst offenders of the bunch. The care pamphlet recommendations for habitat size are inadequate for practically every animal sold in the store. I received no proper training for animal care outside of an hour or two of computer 'training'. They will throw you out onto the sales floor and you will have to figure it out by yourself or from another pet care associate that also barely knows what they're doing. If you care about animals, you will be caught in a never ending cycle of being at your wits end and wanting to quit, but not wanting to leave the animals to someone else who may not care about their well being. Management knows this and takes advantage of it.

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