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    3.0
    49%
    Recommend to a Friend
    76%
    Approve of CEO
    Petco CEO Ron Coughlin
    Ron Coughlin
    439 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Working with animals always a pro" (in 346 reviews)

    • "i made money and got to pet dogs at the same time" (in 193 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Watching people bring back dead animals because they didn't listen to your advice" (in 347 reviews)

    • "Never having upper management say anything positive" (in 168 reviews)

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    1. "Dog training mentor"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Dog Training Mentor in Pasco, WA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Petco full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      I get to work with animals and the people are wonderful to satisfy.

      Cons

      Sometimes, it can be very busy and dealing with dogs can be rough.

      Advice to Management

      Nothing more than communication. It’s wonderful.

      Petco2019-01-21
    2. Helpful (1)

      "petco"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Assistant Manager in Muskogee, OK

      I worked at Petco full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Get to work with animals and customers that love their pets.

      Cons

      Poor animal care due to under staffing and lack of retaining quality workers.

      Advice to Management

      Build the knowledge of workers before putting them in charge of so many lives.

      Petco2019-12-04
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    3. "Meh"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Guest Experience in Tacoma, WA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Petco part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Working with animals and coworkers

      Cons

      Retail job with expected in depth knowledge for low pay.

      Petco2019-12-06
    4. Helpful (2)

      "Double Edged Sword"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Guest Advisor in Brooklyn, NY

      I worked at Petco part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Working with animals, learning experiences, coworkers usually had best interests at heart.

      Cons

      You will inevitably have to deal with animals dying, especially because of improper care provided based on company standards. Managers were usually really petty and everyone threw each other under the bus.

      Advice to Management

      Care more about the animals sold in the stores, not just the dogs & cats. Provide better & more accurate training to new employees. Staff more people during busy shifts.

      Petco2019-10-31
    5. Helpful (1)

      "Good People, Unreasonable Corporate Expectation"

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      Current Employee - Guest Experience Specialist in Anchorage, AK
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Petco full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      You get to work with animals and share your knowledge with customers. It's great to see the positive impact that you can make in pets and owners lives. Most of the people you work with are like minded and generally great people. I've also been very impressed with the benefits and time off allotments. Compared to similar retail positions the benefits are pretty good.

      Cons

      There are some unreasonable expectations from Corporate. If you have empty spaces on shelves and there's a corporate walk, its 100% the stores fault regardless of the fact that Petco distribution centers are a mess and don't even have 20% of the products that we're supposed to carry. I previously was a FT Dog Trainer for the store. I took a voluntary demotion because it's not a well supported position. The pay for... a DT is not much better than the average associate but the expectations are much higher. If you work in an older store you also don't have a proper training area. This is problematic because classes are constantly disrupted, there is poor footing for the dogs (just the slick tile of the rest of the store), and there simply isn't enough incentive to want train long term.

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      Advice to Management

      Fix your distribution centers and help your dog trainers out.

      Petco2019-10-24

    6. "Constantly changing"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - SEL 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Petco full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      I absolutely love working with animals and talking to people everyday to help them with their choices.

      Cons

      List is way to long

      Advice to Management

      Better communication and support

      Petco2019-10-22
    7. Helpful (2)

      "Loved the Animals, Struggled with Meeting Goals"

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      Former Employee - Companion Animal Leader in Syosset, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Petco full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      -Working with animals -Seeing dogs every day -Wonderful coworkers

      Cons

      -You don't get a raise unless you are promoted, or transfer stores -Unrealistic expectations for services (dog training and grooming) sales -Expecting tasks to be done while expecting more engagement with guests -Depends on which store leader you get. I've had great ones and I've had horrible ones that made me cry

      Advice to Management

      -Take partner complaints seriously -Fire inadequate management, don't just transfer them to another store -Provide more payroll hours so partners are not struggling on the sales floor

      Petco2019-10-13

    8. "I love it but it DOES have its ups and downs"

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      Current Employee - Dog Trainer 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Petco full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Working with animals, working with dogs/puppies, friendly staff,

      Cons

      9 management shifts in 2years, constant pressure of signing people up for pals, being written up for not getting enough pals, typical rude customers, low commission for DT

      Petco2019-09-30

    9. "My job as a Groomer"

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      Former Employee - Dog Groomer in Kingwood, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Petco full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      I loved working with animals. I learned a lot about animals and their temperaments. It was a fun job. The staff was great.

      Cons

      some animals are really scared and react aggressively

      Advice to Management

      Keep making your employees happy!

      Petco2019-09-24

    10. "Good but also bad"

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      Current Employee - Aquatics Specialist in Bethlehem, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Petco full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Coworkers were great, decent training, love working with animals and educating the general public

      Cons

      Bad hours, lots of turn over, and very hard dealing with uneducated costumers

      Petco2019-08-22
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