Petsmart is losing it's culture that made it a great place to work. - Manager In Merchandising Division PetSmart Employee Review

2.0
Feb 14, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are not many other good paying corportate jobs in Phoenix. Other than Dillards Petsmart is the ONLY retail corporate. The corporate office is nice, clean, bright. Caefe and Covered parking for everyone a big plus when it's 115 degrees outside. Employees are provided with good tools to do their jobs. Depeding on your grade level, you sometimes get to travel on corporate Jet- a real treat.

Cons

Most of the Managers and Directors are from other companies- who were nasty places to work. (.e backstabbing click-ish retail) . They comment on how much friendlier Petsmart is. However they are changing the culture- and bringing those "not best practices in". It has become much of a place where your title matters --more a place where certain people will only talk to you if you are a certain grade. The company is top heavy with Directors and VPs, who are not interested in what those below them are doing. They spend all of their time with eachother- and call it leadership. You must be very good at politics to survive. You must be popular to be considered capable. Demotions are becoming more common, and oddly this has not been seen a reflection of poor leaders, failing to develop teiur people, but blamed on the people themselves .

Explore other reviews about PetSmart

5.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good job and location nice

Cons

None that I can think of

4.0
Jun 14, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

15% off whole store 50% proprietary brands Petting animals Friendly customers Almost never declines requested days off

Cons

Must have min one weekend day available No room for growth very hard to become full time Must make requests a month in advance even thought the schedule come out Thurs/fri for the following week, shifts can be unpredictable Coworkers with seniority have “better” shifts Scrubbing tanks may have you armpit deep They say everyone is equal and gets paid the same but not everyone put in the same effort, ex: some people don’t do pet care at all or never close or never work truck days

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All