Frustrating - Salon Manager PetSmart Employee Review

2.0
13 Apr 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Variety of tasks, working with animals, safety, paid time off, quick advancement, promotion of fair practices,training programs with compensation, some of the benefits package.

Cons

Very little discretion and independence, techniques for measuring success are unrealistic and unfair, you're expected to stretch resources which makes work difficult, lack of labor hours, and poor compensation for management.

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Cons

Employees are expected to be work-robots

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PetSmart Response
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We’re disappointed to hear that your experience didn’t reflect what we aim to create for our associates, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We invite you to contact the CareSmart line at 1-800-738-4693 so we can learn more and see how we can support you. Thank you.
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