the dogs and your coworkers will be your lifeline
Pros
-the dogs!! you will get attached, especially to the "regular" clients -the swim club was my favorite part of this job, if there's ever an opportunity to become a pool Handler I highly recommend it! It's nice to get some time out of the yard with a smaller group of dogs, especially in the hotter months since it's a mostly outdoor facility -the team: I met some amazing people at that job that I'm still friends with after leaving
Cons
-the facility holds far too many dogs for the amount of staff in each yard. Speaking from experience, this has caused a lot of chaos with safety concerns to both the animals and staff -they use chemicals in their sanitizer that have constantly left the skin of staff & the dogs raw/irritated, not sure if OSHA safe in that regard, as well as several others. -leadership will more likely than not make you feel overworked and underappreciated, particularly upper management. -my dog of 15 years passed and they didn't even offer me bereavement leave!!! -they will give you room to advance and try different roles within the company, but the pay is quite awful. All roles within the company deserve a much higher rate than they get. -the CEO is a penny pincher who would do anything to keep her clients coming back but do nothing to retain her own staff!! the place is a constant revolving door.