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General Managers at PETCO give their company a 3.3 out of 5.0, while the average rating for PETCO is 3.3, making them just as happy as every other employee at PETCO and 17% less happy than every other General Manager on CareerBliss - the happiest General Managers work for Hollywood Video.

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Average Rating
(based on 5 General Manager Review Ratings)
General Manager
in Boston, MA

What do you like about working at PETCO?

"The demand of the job keeps things fresh. Payroll is very thin and not enough to complete tasks assigned to the store."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard. Extra effort is rewarded. You must really shine to make it to the next level. Work must come first before life."

What don't you like about working at PETCO?

"I don't like increased responsibility with not enough hours to cover projects. There is not enough burden busters."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Add more payroll to the store. This will increase sales. The staffing matrix does not match increase and decrease in sales."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
General Manager

"Great customers, but poor leadership at the executive level."

People You Work With 2.9 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5 Support You Get 1.4 / 5
Rewards You Receive 2.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5 Company Culture 3.1 / 5
Way You Work 3.5 / 5

Average General Manager Ratings in the Past 3 Years

Year Salary
2010 $3
2011 $3
2012 $3
General Manager
in Los Angeles, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 3.2 / 5
General Manager
in La Canada, CA

"Petco was a fun company to work for!"

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5

Average PETCO Attributes by General Manager

Company Culture
2.9
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
3.9
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.3
Support You Get
2.7
Way You Work
3.8
Work Setting
2.8
General Manager
Person You Work For 2.1 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 2.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.2 / 5
General Manager
in Alameda, CA

"Rewarding."

What do you like about working at PETCO?

"I like being able to help the animals in surrounding communities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have an open availability, and be excellent at multi-tasking."

What don't you like about working at PETCO?

"Their defenses are up, due to internal and retaliating lawsuits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lead by example. Be sure to dot your I's and cross your T's."

General Manager

"Great for pet lovers!"

What do you like about working at PETCO?

"I liked the hands-on involvement with store operations, and good district store networking for a support system."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you are ready to roll up your sleeves! This is no place for armchair management."

What don't you like about working at PETCO?

"I don't like managers without staff (managers in title only due to a lack of staffing)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep your heads up!"

General Manager

What do you like about working at PETCO?

"I like the people!!"

What don't you like about working at PETCO?

"Growth ability was not easy!!!"

General Manager

What do you like about working at PETCO?

"I like caring for the development of others."

General Manager
in Anaheim, CA

"Life in hell is life in Petco."

What do you like about working at PETCO?

"I liked the great products and fun interaction with pets."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run. Be homeless. Be jobless. Just run. It is the worst company on earth. Good luck Petsmart, but you don't need it with the idiots running Petco."

What don't you like about working at PETCO?

"Petco senior management is the worst on earth. They manage by cliche and believe that if you're not firing people, then you're failing."

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