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Communications Writer, San Diego, CA  (April 11, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Unfortunately animals do come first at all times it seems. It is so much fun to be able to bring yo...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: As an hourly associate, for a position that should have been salaried, the pay was very disappointi...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: The company has a lot of potential because of the growth in the industry.   READ MORE

  • General Manager, Texas (March 5, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Work culture was very relaxed for the most part. General Managers can pretty much write their own we...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I was promoted up 4x while I was there. (Sales associate - General Manager) I only interviewed to be...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: When I left I was making $36,500 as a base with a possible bonus of $7300... I ended up making $41,0...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: The company is making a lot of changes these days. Most of them are making things easier and smoothe...   READ MORE

  • Cashier, Plaistow, NH (January 11, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: I believe Petco is out for the money and the stores that I have worked at didn't care to much about...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I had one interview with a team lead and was hired within two days. I was told I will be trained a...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Never was given what I was promised.   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Animals definatley did not come first! The Salem store is like being in a soap opera.   READ MORE

  • Cashier, USA (June 24, 2007)



  • Employee Workplace: I was hired as a cashier and in the entire time I've been with the company, they've never once aske...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I "interviewed" with the manager. I came in and the manager hired me on the spot without asking me ...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: I started at a fairly high pay of $7.50/hour. I currently make $8.05/hour, which is over a dollar m...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: I think they're out for the money. They don't really care about the health of the animals. They con...   READ MORE

  • Avian Specialist, College Station, TX (March 8, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: We are always short-staffed our new employees are required to be trianed within 90 days & they are ...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: The orignal GM whom hired me was a 10 yr vetern of PetCo who had worked her way up from cashier. Th...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: I started @ $8.00 an hour, based on my performance evaluations "5" being the highest you can get. I...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: The pet industry is growing 65 million households in the U.S. in 2005 had 1 or more animals. PetCo ...   READ MORE

  • Assistant Manager, USA (February 16, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: There is a disconnect between the stores and the corp. offices at Petco. The folks at the top are e...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I had an interview with the GM. It was a textbook interview. We now have a new district manager wh...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Current salary is $30,000. I was hired a year and a half earlier at $9.50 an hour. I received a $....   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Obviously, the payroll model that Petco uses is its weakness. Petco is now building some of the bes...   READ MORE





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