Petco reviews

3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(6,865 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 6,865 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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1.0
Jul 27, 2012

Run away run run away

Anonymous employee
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Pros

health benefits since i have to have twenty words minimum in this box that is why i wrote these.

Cons

Poor Pay Crap Hours Zero work/life balance Terrible work environment Unattainable work expectations. Too much to door in to little time. Poor management

1.0
Jul 17, 2012

Started Okay, Ended Badly

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Pros

Enjoyed working with most of the customers and the animals. Decent hours, fair pay for area.

Cons

Ending Management of store was rude and had a very skewed view of what a pet store ought to be. Cut pet care hours (hours allowed for cleaning, feeding, etc) by almost half. Put pet care employees in a position of not being able to thoroughly do their job. Also expected reptile specialist to cashier while trying to clean and care for reptiles.

3.0
Jul 12, 2012

Sales Associate (Main Cashier)

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Pros

Working and learning about different types of animals, Learning what products perform the best, Majority of fellow employees are fun to work with (I was lucky on that one), The discount is nice if you own pets, Flexible scheduling,

Cons

The overhauled Pals Program has blown up in Petco's face and corporate is not happy about it. Every $5 back for $100 spent, however if there are too many coupons redeemed, loss prevention gives the store hell. Which is ironic, considering my store has no security cameras, sensors, magnetic door strips, etc. to assist with theft. I regularly see people walk out with expensive products under their coats but given no real instruction on how to stop it, especially if I am the only employee at the front of the store, and busy. The uniforms are potato sacks and are not comfortable and very hot, and the ferret poop stains do not come out. People often ask if I work there because while Petco's colors are blue and red, our uniforms are black and tan, I've been told I look like I work at an auto shop. I have worked there for over two years and am rarely able to get off cash register. The customers, especially in my city, are horrible rude people, but of course, they are "always right," which is hard when they openly talk about how they mistreat an animal. People sometimes abandon animals in the store, such as birds, hamsters in boxes. Animals do not always come first, numbers and payroll do. If there isn't enough payroll to pay someone to medicate the wellness room animals in the evening, they do not get medicated. Numbers, numbers, numbers. As main cashier, I get yelled at for not having enough donations, not having enough pals cards, too many pals cards, too many coupons, too little coupons, etc. I am always micromanaged for everything I do wrong and never praised. 60% of the hamsters received to the store have wet tail.

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