Pros
Good pay compared to many similar and pop culture retailers, flexibility, animal-loving staff, fun daily tasks for those who love to care for animals, early potential to move up for those with the drive and knowledge base. EXTREMELY helpful associate assistance programs. They helped me rebuild after I lost everything in Hurricane Laura. Huge thanks to the PAAF people.
Cons
•Not many hours available. •Corporate policies are a sham; corporate office (NOT store managers) will force you to sell animals to unsafe conditions against policy. •Training and animal education SEVERELY lacking. You are ON YOUR OWN. •Not enough pay to deal with the way freight and warehouse treat the animals/DOAs and illnesses. No shade to warehouse and freight, as I'm sure their job is awful. ⚠️⚠️⚠️Recently the stores have been more and more understaffed. Never was a problem until COVID showed them they could fleece the workers. Expect to be OVERWORKED and scheduled for unwanted overtime. You may be asked (read as: required) to take care of things that are far beyond your pay grade and job description, things which you are not certified to do.
