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Updated Jan 23, 2021
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Ron Coughlin
709 Ratings
Pros
"Benefits promotions working with animals" (in 392 reviews)
"Bring pets to work is the only positive" (in 97 reviews)
Cons
"Nothing bad , if you love animals" (in 394 reviews)
"Low pay/ upper management unstable" (in 188 reviews)
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"Great Job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Petco part-time
Pros
I love working with animals and helping provide families with a good starting point for proper animal care.
Cons
High turnover rate among low level employees
Continue reading"A Good First Job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Petco part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Getting to work with animals Customers are usually pleasant Register is easy to learn and operate Other tasks are relatively simple
Cons
Minimal breaks Experience varies based upon management High turnaround rate Very little bonuses or raises given Menial tasks designated when no work to be done
"The job was easy, and pretty nice for part-time but the managers were talking about people and it was unprofessional ."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
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- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Petco part-time for less than a year
Pros
work with animals, people were nice and cared about their pets.
Cons
sometimes you just get terrible managers.
Continue reading"Good part-time job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Petco part-time
Pros
-fexible scheduling -friendly staff and management at my location -get to work with animals -receive traning for different areas of the store
Cons
-quality of location management varies -low pay and no bonuses -usually understaffed
Pros
Benefits promotions working with animals
Cons
Management is very judgmental harsh not understanding
Continue reading"Great attempt"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
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- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Petco full-time for more than a year
Pros
fun work environment work with animals
Cons
not competitive for pay advancement limited
- Helpful (1)
"Great company, management can be difficult"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
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- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Petco part-time for more than a year
Pros
Love working with animals and fish, building customer relationships
Cons
Hard to be rewarded for a good work ethic, noone seems to care.
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"Okay for what it is"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
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- Career Opportunities★★★★★
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Petco part-time for less than a year
Pros
Fun to work with Animals
Cons
Terrible operation and management running location
"Exhausting"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Petco part-time for more than a year
Pros
gain experience working with animals, gain experience in customer service, kind colleagues that work well together
Cons
Customer service is exhausting. Software is very outdated. Hardly any time off
Pros
Getting to work with animals
Cons
There is a lot of favoritism that goes on.
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