Petco reviews

3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(6,866 total reviews)
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Joel D. Anderson

33% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Petco has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,866 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Petco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
2.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

friendly store managers usually good discounts nostalgic

Cons

Forced to stay short staffed. Couldn't take proper breaks most days as a closing lead unless it was during the first few hours of shift. At the time the regional manager seemed more worried about the aesthetics of the back animal rooms floor that only employees saw when we had ac issues, issues getting access to an exotic vet, and only had enough hours to have two employees working at a time most shift on most days. I only had a couple interactions but that was one of them. Could not call off sick without leaving the store scrambling to find someone to stay open. Also sold improper habitats.

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