Petco reviews

3.0

38% would recommend to a friend

(6,809 total reviews)
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Joel D. Anderson

33% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Petco has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,809 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Petco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
4.0
Apr 10, 2026

Ok place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fun to work with animals and overall.pretty chill

Cons

Weird hours sometimes and seeing abusive pet owners was not fun

3.0
Apr 8, 2026

ehhh

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount, that’s about it really.

Cons

Understaffed and the pay isn’t great.

1.0
Apr 8, 2026

Don't do it!

Recommend
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Pros

You get to work with dogs.

Cons

Toxic leadership that ridicules employees , does not train new hires than badmouths them for being untrained, and they never ever have repercussions, Company forces overlooking of dogs, than penalizes you for getting overtime. No matter how hard you work, you are constantly told it isn't enough and they need more sales, more vital cares, more commitment. You get PTO but get in trouble for using it, absolutely zero work life balance...if you're in management, they think they own you. You are supposed to get 1 weekend off a month, but when you try to take it...suddenly you're not a "team player" anymore. When you escalate to the DM, they take the Store Leader's side, no matter what it is...the "investigations" are laughable and the only ones that ever get their way are store leaders.

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