Central Garden & Pet Reviews

Pros

Central is a traditionally "old school" company. When covid hit I was nervous how this would affect the work flow. Central has done an amazing job adjusting to the new world.

Cons

nothing I can think of. Promotion is up to you.

Pros

Close to the beach and bagel Friday’s.

Cons

Can’t speak for the entirety of the company, only the NJ business unit pod, which manages the largest Dog and Cat brands, namely Nylabone, Four Paws and IMS Cadet. The Leadership perpetuates a culture where employees are not to be trusted. This in turn creates an environment with no morale where you will be stripped of basic privileges. You are watched from the time you clock in, how long of a lunch you take, where you park and how productive you are (they have tracking software installed in your machine and regular audits. They will question you on everything you click). Work from home is not permitted in any capacity with no exceptions, even bad weather. We were forced to come in many times during state of emergency (for snow and hurricane-level winds) in addition to being coerced into working at the office throughout COVID despite cases spreading in the office. Most employees lack necessary experience at all levels. There is no praise or appreciation for your work and teams are highly competitive against one another for no reason. You are not given the autonomy to manage anything in your role, and there is a lot of micromanagement and inability to try new things. The brands and products are mostly market leading so it was extremely disappointing to have the company end up being so toxic. Left before the one year mark because of how unhealthy it was to work there. They took a fantastic, fun industry and somehow made it miserable. I urge you to stay away, especially from any Marketing and eCommerce roles.

Pros

If you want to work for nothing I need a job then this is for you.

Cons

Terrible terrible company and pay for hard labor and having to breathe in chemicals.

Pros

A lot of overtime and frequent breaks.

Cons

Extremely long days due to being short handed.

Pros

Not many considering the culture is very toxic, management has no control and will curse you out. I almost witnessed a FIGHT!

Cons

Territory managers are always talking bad about the company and always put blame on each other, they are very unorganized and unprofessional. Most of them don’t even know how to do basic task, instead they depend on their merchandiser. They should lead out of example, get dirty and do the work so they can learn and teach. District managers are the same size if not worst, they always down talk the company and they encourage employees not to ask questions just do as they are told. This gives the impression that merchandiser should never have ideas or suggestions that will help sales, no growth! No leadership or guidance when it come to COVID-19 protocols and ways of staying safe, PPE is very rare. Last but not leased HR will ways be in favor of territory and district managers, the lower levels employees are treated like trash/replaceable.

Pros

Great people. Honestly love my team, manager and all.

Cons

The position is grossly undercompensated for the responsibility and demand. The company makes great money, you don't.

Pros

Access to people resources across the enterprise, talented mentors, dynamic/challenging/cerebral work with Sr. Leaders.

Cons

Conflict avoidant, poor consistency, dreadful messaging about the need to be perceived as white anglo-saxon, christian person or risk retaliation. Exposure created due to leadership's inability or unwillingness to address critical issues in a timely manner.