Vantaggi
Building: The NSC is absolute beautiful, one of the best in San Diego with multiple dog parks, cafe, gym, walking trail, coffee cart and lots of natural lighting. Encouraged to bring pets to work. Leadership: The new senior leadership team is one track and making great changes. I have seen more morale and excitement in the past 6 months than within the past 4 years of being here. It’s an exciting time to hop on the Petco train. Career: You will constantly learn something new. Since we are a retail company, you will have to execute quick changes. I’m putting this in the Pro section because I thrive in this environment, it’s not for everyone, but I like to be kept on my toes. If you are open to learning new skills in a fast pace environment, this is the place for you. PTO: You get your PTO right away, there’s no waiting period which is nice. Culture: There are some amazingly passionate people here. Some of the best talents I’ve seen in corporate. Contrary to what activists and some people say on social media, company culture is definitely about animal well being comes first. If something bad happens, they actually jump on it pretty quick. There’s also a lot of little communities within Petco. Like a hiking group, Empowering women group, there’s something for everyone.
Svantaggi
Compensation/benefits: We’re below average when compared to other companies with similar job titles. That’s the truth. Petco is a great start to your career, but not a long term investment if you’re looking to pay off your student loans or pay off the mortgage. It’s mainly because the cost of living is pretty high in San Diego. We get our PTO right away, but don’t expect to use them throughout the year. Most people have to use them during the holidays, and that’s it. We work most holidays, but for those with family out of state like me, it’s difficult to travel with minimum PTO left after the holiday season. People: Yes, there are amazingly talented people. But not everyone should be working here. I noticed every department has at least one or two toxic thorn, and that can have a domino effect on the rest of the department. Petco needs to step up and do an honest evaluation of its people. During the townhall meeting, there were numerous questions about what the new Chief of HR is going do and how she’s going to make our life better. For goodness sake, she just started a few weeks ago and people aren’t even giving her the time to settle in and evaluate everything yet. I read a previous review that someone said Petco hires a lot of mediocre talent, and that those talent have no drive. I second that 100%. These are the same people that complain about lack of career development, when they themselves only do the bare minimum. (i bet you these are the same people that leave dirty dishes at the community hubs.) I personally don’t believe you should be rewarded simply for doing YOUR JOB. When the new CEO came in, there were a lot of changes to the leadership team. There needs to be a change in the middle and the lower levels too. Why build a strong roof when you have a weak foundation? It’s not always the leaderships’ fault. FYI, I hold a lower level position. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been with a company, if you’re not adaptable to the changing environment, it might be time for step out. Training: There’s little tools to train when you’re a new hire. Frankly, it’s not on HR or senior leadership to train you. The responsibility for making these tools should fall on the the management and director’s level. It’s a lot of sink or swim when you’re new, and that’s a pattern I see across most departments.