Pets Care Specialist - Pet Care Specialist PetSmart Employee Review

3.0
Jul 31, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you love animals, this is the place to be. You are surrounded by a multitude of domestic animals. Within this job, you will never have the same day twice. Tasks do seem overwhelming at first but routine does become a positive way to complete daily tasks. Always have a fun time Always on the go and fast-paced

Cons

For the amount of work needed to be performed during shifts the pay is too little. Especially considering you are the sole caretakers for all the animals within the care of the PetsHotel. The work is also physically tasking which also does not reflect in the pay. In regards to the training, it would have been nice to have consistency between how people like tasks to be completed (other stores may vary). (store specific) Lack of diversity Noticed that the company is more concerned with making money to the actual care of the animals (the staff is better at attending to the animal care)

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The company pushes for more and more from the bottom level employees without better pay. I worked there before the restructuring and; not much can make me cry, but working here sure did, even back then. I can’t imagine how anxiety inducing it must be to work there now. Animal welfare is a complete non-concern. The only thing that’s pushed is sell, sell, sell. It’s borderline dystopian. Bad management seems to be a common issue, not only from my experience, but many others’ as well. I worked until I was an exhausted sweaty mess to make sure everything in pet care or, when I groomed, the salon, was cleaned to perfection as expected of me (and I reiterate: “me,” because these standards were not expected of my co-workers, just me) and overall felt very unseen. The only times I did feel “seen,” was when mistakes were made. Work was treated like boot camp. A co-worker that was subtley targeting/bullying me, and even started rumors accusing me of racist remarks(!!!), was promoted and anything I reported was downplayed because they were friends with the assistant manager. Working here was an overall traumatizing experience.

Cons

Employees are expected to be work-robots

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PetSmart Response
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We’re disappointed to hear that your experience didn’t reflect what we aim to create for our associates, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We invite you to contact the CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693 so we can learn more and see how we can support you. Thank you.
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