r/petco

I’m thinking of quitting in the near future since I’m just not getting a lot of hours and I’ve been very frustrated. I make more here than at my other job but I barely get hours. It’s just idk it’s too much. Been here 5 years now.

literally i only bought two things, a calming lickable and a cat shampoo and it came up to $20 ?? to be fair i don’t usually buy from petco so i’m not sure if this is normal, but i just think the prices are really absurd. do you guys have any recommendations on other places to buy animal products for cheaper? i’m a new cat owner btw.

Does anyone know where to find the terms and restrictions for the blue buffalo pay day thing??

Did they quietly just decide not to do those? Right after it launched, in the register there was a second box under the free grooming counter that said something along the lines of “personalized offer coming soon. Check back in early July to see yours!” It was in the app too… that is no longer there… either in the app or at the register… interesting 🧐

My mental health is taking a toll right now from work, without going into personal detail. If I had my psychiatrist send a letter through disability, would it be possible for me to either get a set schedule or work less hours and still maintain full time status? I feel like the minimum full time hourly requirement is constantly changing.. anyone gone through this or experience this?

I need something to change with my scheduling.

The sku doesnt pop up in the system.

We found the small pdqs, but the large apparently doesnt exist.

Does anyone know how to find them?

How does your salon handle the sharpener coming? Does Petco pay for it?
If not how do you afford to get your own stuff sharpened?
How often does the sharpener come?
I’m stressed lol

EVERY SINGLE HOLIDAY CAN YALL USE YOUR BRAINS???
“thank you for calling petco how can i help you”
“are you open?”
NO IM SITTING ON MY COUCH AT MY HOUSE ANSWERING THE PHONE ON MY DAY OFF

please where did critical thinking skills goooo if we answer the phone we’re open

i’ve started answering the calls with “thank you for calling petco we’re open until 8pm tonight” and 80% of the time they just hang up

hello guys! i come to reddit after i was advised that i may find the audience im looking for. my cat goose male & 1 year old is acting truly strange. he has a high temperature, lethargy and low food and water intake. the only thing he is eating right now is only chuuru:/ as for water i put a little water on his nose which he licks, he sometimes drinks on his own but not too much. he also walks VERY SLOW and cannot jump at all! i first noticed he wasnt moving a lot, he wasnt going to his favorite places anymore and he wasnt talking to me anymore.. (goose LOVESSSS TO TALK HES SUPER TALKATIVE!) and i see the comments coming that will mention a vet. well to sum it up im a minor and i dont have a job because i am an immigrant and i dont have a ssn yet. i have spoke to emergency vets and they told me 104 for exam and 200-800 for bloodwork:( goose has only raised up 35 from tiktok and isnt too close for even the exam alone.. he is so young i truly do not wanna lose my cat. my mother isnt financially supporting me on the vet at all! she told me to give him a small amount of bleach for him to throw up and got into a huge argument with me because i declined. BLEACH IS A HUGE NO FOR ANIMALS!!! she also is trying to give my cat farm animal meds (penicillin but for chickens i think..) my uncle recommended them to her saying his dog wasnt eating well at all and he gave it to him not caring if he lived or die more like an experiment.. but turns out he got better and survived! i explained to her that that might not work for goose as for cats and dogs are different! and most likely they do not have the same thing going on. goose has a high fever and im scared that it will get even worse. if you want more information i have a tiktok @babygoose91524 (the numbers are his dob:) ) if anyone can please donate i would truly greatly appreciate it, cash app: $joharymeow venmo:adambarragan7 the venmo is my uncles because i dont have a bank but all the funds 1000% go to goose ONLY. strictly only goose thank you all for your time reading this :)

It is the 4th of July what do you need at a Petco.

And don’t even get me started on the “ArE yoU guYs OpEN?!” Phone calls every twenty minutes.

Just let me work on my dog food reset in peace. TT^TT

So, I'm a current Petco partner and I'm the opening CAL. Today during my morning checks on reptiles, I had the sad misfortune of finding one of our land tortoises had died during the night. I found him wedged between the wall of the tank and his water dish.

I pulled him and then proceeded to go ask my store manager if we can put anything else in the tank. He looks at me like I grew a second head.

"What do you mean it's dead!? That was a $300 dollar animal!!"

I looked at him surprised. More worried about the dollar amount? Wow. I told him that we need to be doing closing checks on all animals. Then he goes and starts pointing out all the tanks with poor or too high humidity. Like dude, I wasn't trained on how to set the temps. I trust my managers would help out but FUCK NO THEY DON'T.

I feel like I'm gonna have to go to battle for these animals. Fuck corporate but I'll be damned if I abandon these animals. Shame on the leaders that do have power to change standards. Would any of you want to live in shitty conditions? I'm thinking not.

Do I have to call HR first or do I just set up a case with Aflac like it says in workday? This would be my first time requesting a leave and my manager isn’t much help because we’re understaffed and she’s upset.

I cannot take the bs anymore, I really can’t. My relationship with my clients is becoming rocky because of how irritated I’m getting with this company and my own personal crew. So much so, I’m brining home this attitude with my family and friends and it’s not fair to them. I’ve been drained for some time within this company but I can’t afford to just up and leave right now so I need to take a leave and have the time to actually look for another job while taking time to get my mental state right again.

had a dumb lady keep calling tonight to make a grooming appt for saturday told her grooming is closed for the holiday she insisted they were not since it was letting check times online, i know for a fact the site wont let her do that since the whole day is blocked. then she called a few more times asking for vetco and then claimed she has an appt for saturday at 9am and had questions, i told her no vetco isnt coming tomorrow thats its a holiday and they dont work any holidays and that even if they were they dont start till 11am and the store doesnt open till 10.30 because its a holiday. i must have hung up on her like 5 times and even went into grooming and tried to put a note into her account and she has never had her dog groomed at my store and the appt for grooming was for another location and they had lots of notes about this lady being rude and always claiming her dog wasnt groomed right and getting free grooms. i called that store and talked to their manager who went into their ipass and called the lady and cancelled her appt and then told her she is no longer allowed to have her dog groomed with petco.

I would not sell a gerbil as a feeder today.
Was told by the customer that he should be able to buy whatever he wants.
I said it’s a pet not food
He told me to get a real f@&$&) job and walked out yelling at another associate that we are all f@$?,)&? Morons.
I yelled have a nice day!!

The rubber ball song

Hi everyone!

So I worked at Petco for about 2 years in 2023-2024. I worked as both a merchandising and animal operations manager. I ended up leaving for a variety of different things, but wanted to get out of retail so I left in search of a better job. Well it didn’t worked out as a hoped because I am currently still stuck in retail. I currently work as a Store Manager for a small scale retail store, it if very demanding and stressful at times. My old manager reached out from Petco about an open key holder position. I never thought I would go back to Petco, but I’m highly considering it. I was quoted a rough estimate for the pay rate, and it would be like $2 more than I’m making currently. I would also be able to get partner discounts again.

My only concern is I know Petco went through huge changes since I left. The store I worked at doesn’t even have animals anymore. They just have fish. So it would definitely be different from when I worked there previously. A lot of the new changes I don’t agree with so I’m a little on the fence. So I just want to see what everyone’s opinion is about the new changes the company made before I make a decision.

I have worked at petsmart in the past, now at petco, and omg i hate it?? The policies are stupid and HOW ARE THERE ONLY 5 PEOPLE SCHEDULED PER DAY.

This store is in shambles, truck is never done, the wellness room is a disgusting disaster. And yet my boss still has permission to order whatever species of animals look neat, and we have to accommodate them.

Wtf is this

Petsmart was so much more organized. Oh, and I still have not gotten paid. Thanks HR for postponing my check.

This has been mentioned in this subreddit before but as a reminder to customers I want to post again.

Employees are instructed by corporate to "NOT offer or discuss available points the customer currently has"

Although most employees will still tell you about it, it is advised to ask if they do not.

Complaints: 877-738-6742