Petco reviews

3.0

35% would recommend to a friend

(6,870 total reviews)
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Joel D. Anderson

31% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Petco has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,870 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
1.0
Jan 7, 2026

Empty Promiees

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're lucky, you'll get a good group.

Cons

One empty promise after the other. I've been here two years and still have not been sent to training to become a groomer. I'm a bather and have been holding down the salon for a year after the salon leader left. I do more than I'm paid for because a friend taught me how to groom before I came here. Have not sent me to training as promised so I have a chance to make more money. I asked for Sundays off (I've been here a year by myself) and they won't do it because the salon has to be open on weekends. But they haven't even had the job posted for another groomer in months. As for commission pay. That is bull too unless you're willing to break your back to make it. Remember, groomers at mom and pop shops aren't bathing and drying their own dogs. They just cut hair. At Petco, you do it all. Crazy thing is at mom and pop shops, you still make more money.

5.0
Jan 5, 2026

Great job

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hours are good, flexible job

Cons

I don't know really, good job

2.0
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The pay isn’t bad but it’s not worth it

Cons

Zero work life balance, zero respect from your leader, zero training, the money is more important than the animals.

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