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Found 311 of over 339 reviews
60% Recommend to a Friend
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- "Although the people there are amazing management has no idea how to develop and grow this business to success." (in 17 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Great people in every business segment. There are a lot of growth and development opportunities and its exciting to work for a growing, forward-thinking company.
Cons
Very segmented, so it can be challenging.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Our people are what make Central a great place to work!
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Great work life balance opportunities within this company. Team is made up of great people, very enjoyable work environment.
Cons
doing work that doesn't fall under my department or job description.
Central Garden & Pet Response
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and share your experience at Central! We greatly appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear about your positive experience.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work balance and pay is ok
Cons
No room for advancement and moral is low
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Awesome company, great support from upper management, lot of opportunity to grow with the company and expand. Healthy environment. Work from home, flexibility, etc.
Cons
No cons - great overall experience... I moved away, only reason for leaving.
Central Garden & Pet Response
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and share your experience at Central! We greatly appreciate your feedback.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
This Company has great employees and great products!
Cons
BUs can operate in "silos"
Central Garden & Pet Response
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! We agree that the employees and products make Central a great place to work.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Never had a issue with my paycheck
Cons
Have a better work environment for essential warehouse workers.
Continue readingCentral Garden & Pet Response
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience with Central was not positive. If you would like to speak to HR to share your concerns, please contact us at recruiting@central.com.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
No work/life balance
Dec 8, 2022 - Finance & Accounting in Walnut Creek, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Competitive salary, company-paid lunch during quarter closes, most departments work remote
Cons
Department managers determine telecommuting allowances/schedules. Was hired as hybrid, but very quickly turned into coming into the office most days. Quarter closes are horrendous (don't plan on having a life or taking any time off in those months).
Central Garden & Pet Response
At Central Garden & Pet, we are dedicated to creating a positive working environment where employees can build long, fulfilling careers. We’re sorry to hear that this wasn't your experience. If you would like to speak to HR to share your feedback or concerns, please contact us at recruiting@central.com.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits, overtime, advancement opps
Cons
mandatory overtime if not wanted
Central Garden & Pet Response
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! We appreciate your feedback.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
No work life balance
Nov 1, 2022 - Territory Sales Manager in Minneapolis, MNRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Independent work, Retail Environment, Not office work
Cons
pay benefits work life balance support poor communication
Central Garden & Pet Response
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience with Central has not been positive. If you would like to speak to HR to share your concerns, please contact us at recruiting@central.com.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
None since Tim Cofer became CEO
Cons
Leadership is toxic. All top down with the message of "get on board or there is the door." Unfortunately, leadership doesn't know what they are doing. They came in during covid when the garden and pet industry was thriving, but now that's not the case as things have normalized. People have been treated with so much disrespect, that they have been quitting in droves. I would not recommend working here unless you love being a yes man and micromanaged. There is also no diversity in upper management.
Continue readingCentral Garden & Pet Response
At Central Garden & Pet, we are dedicated to creating a positive working environment where employees can build long, fulfilling careers. We’re sorry to read that this has not been your experience. We believe our employees are our greatest asset and have worked hard to help our employees build capabilities and excel in their fields. In fact, over the past year, we have promoted more employees from within than we have hired for senior-level positions. We are also pleased to share that our voluntary turnover is below industry standards. Central is on a journey of diversity and inclusion and we have made strides in increasing diversity in leadership roles and throughout the company. Please know that we take your comments very seriously and would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about these concerns. If you would like to speak to Human Resources, please send an email to recruiting@central.com and you will be put in touch with the appropriate person. If you would like to share this information anonymously, please email AlertLineContact@gmail.com. The third-party operators will take your information and make sure it reaches the appropriate HR Partner.
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Central Garden & Pet has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 339 reviews left anonymously by employees. 60% of employees would recommend working at Central Garden & Pet to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.
60% of Central Garden & Pet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Central Garden & Pet 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Central Garden & Pet to be work life balance, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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