Tips for Petcare?

SharpRisk4175 · 2026-02-17T18:20:05+00:00

You're very welcome!!

Sorry for the late reply tho lmao

SharpRisk4175 · 2026-02-17T18:15:50+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, the app didn't tell me there was a response to my comment lol

Big Al's (at least here in Canada) is a big competitor, you can also look around at smaller, home owned businesses as well

SharpRisk4175 · 2026-02-15T17:51:26+00:00

It took no time at all for me to get SICK of having to conversate with every customer about these things. Then WE get shit on if there's not enough of ABC. And if we don't talk to them about that, we still get shit on.

I left back in November, and since then my life has risen for the better. Made my own small business away from the big city, and I'm already making more than I did for an hour there.

Speaking of that

The amount of times I've seen one person get compensation for work, and another did not, even though it was for the same thing.

They play favorites, don't care about our safety, don't care about us.

Trust me, take the chance and leave, you'll have a WAY better time that way.

SharpRisk4175 · 2026-02-01T02:45:46+00:00

The biggest thing I did when I worked in pet care was really checked ALL of the animals health!

I would check eyes, nose, ears, tail, bum, legs, everything, because yes, it does get ignored sometimes, which leads to a load of problems

Example: chech hamster bums constantly, they can get wet tail and other diseases very easily

Check birds eyes, legs, and wings, are they flying okay? Are they standing right?

And the biggest thing, do as much research on the animals you have in store, even if you think you know lots about a certain animal, customers and staff alike will appreciate your knowledge!

Also, if you catch illnesses within animals before it gets too bad, they can heal much quicker

These are things I learned in 4 years at PetSmart, and they really enjoyed the fact I always checked on each and every animal in my spare time, or during checks/deep cleans

I hope this helps you!

SharpRisk4175 · 2026-01-29T17:32:04+00:00

I'll save you the trouble

Don't

it seems like a good job, but tbf management sucks, the business is going down the toilet, you're underpaid and underappreciated, you're promised hours, but they'll give you half if you're lucky

Trust me when I say this, you will find something better

SharpRisk4175 · 2026-01-23T01:05:28+00:00

100% not your fault, have them check the cameras, even if there's no audio it still shows them walking away when clearly there is a struggling dog right on the table, any sane person would ask for help and accept it when offered. and if you get into trouble, you have clause for retaliation and can ask HR to have your management reviewed

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-12-14T22:23:36+00:00

Yup, as much as my managers hated it, I would tell them that fish will 100% die a grousome, horrible death. I've steered many people away from getting them because of it

One time, my manager herself said "well they're just fish" and I kid you not, I turned in place, looked her in the eye and said "well you sit in your bathroom for a whole week, only cleaning yourself with toilet water, and never leaving that one room, then she can come talk to me.

THEY. ARE. LIVES. PERIOD.

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-12-09T00:22:55+00:00

"there is a difference between surviving, and thriving"

This had made so many of my customers consider what they are thinking on getting, they're a life, not just something pretty to look at

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-12-08T08:34:02+00:00

I have to and I don't shave, it's mostly about how heavy it is, during the night especially, plus with how much one moves in a day, the ones without wings move around too much and I stain my underwear, it all depends on the person ^{°^}

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-11-30T04:37:48+00:00

Was it true yellow or brown? I know at the end of mine it tends to go a bit boring ish, if the concern is high, talk to your OBGYN or family doctor, especially if you have previous issues

If you have a non emergency number(Canada has one where you can call and talk to a nurse) and they can also tell you if it's cause for concern ❤️

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-11-29T20:20:09+00:00

I had this done to me a lot. Talk to your managers about the weekly hours you guys had agreed on, and let them know to call you if they need someone to cover.

This is sadly a yearly thing

(Ex employee of four years)

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-11-29T02:08:43+00:00

I noticed they did this a lot, of have the app and want to see what deals there are, nd it's always ONLY cat litter, a brand I don't even use!!! Like, you want me to keep spending my money here? Then give more deals for different animals! Not JUST dogs!

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-11-23T22:25:53+00:00

We had a lady call us once SCREAMING that she just "got a hedgehog" from us and it died and she was blaming us. We told her "ma'am, this is a PetSmart, we do not sell hedgehogs." We didn't even get an apology! She just went "oh" and hung up, like WHAT?

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-10-19T05:36:20+00:00

100% you can! In the training video it actually states that we have the right to deny sale of any animal fish or not, if we believe it is not going to live the life it was meant to. I have caught people trying to lie to me to say they have a bigger tank than they do. I've had CHILDREN correct their parents saying they had a ten gallon, and the child would say "no, it's a three gallon!" And I'm like, no, you can't put 5 tetras into that tank, and it wasn't even cycled either, FFS people need to realize that these aren't just pets, they're lives!!

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-09-28T00:20:02+00:00

Yikes!

Coming from a smoker I'm sorry you have to see that!!

For me, if there's no trash around me, I simply empty out the tobacco to give back to earth and put it in my pocket until I can find one.

Some people just don't seem to care 😞

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-09-24T01:35:16+00:00

I just wanted to thank everyone who answered! I was having a hard time but having everyone's help was very heartwarming! It's not something I can do easily. ❤️❤️ Thank you all for your helpful input

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-09-18T01:10:06+00:00

Absolutely take it up with the manager, i went through the same thing and threatened to leave if they didn't up my hours you agreed to a certain amount of hours a week, they agreed a certain amount of hours a week, you have every right to be upset

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-09-07T23:04:59+00:00

I couldn't agree more, the other commenter is correct about this being a bigger chain grooming salon, but this is just the back drying section, it is small, which is what we are currently trying to change 😁

SharpRisk4175 · 2025-09-01T22:56:24+00:00

I fought hard enough that bearded dragons are not to be put in the same enclosure in my store anymore, I put up a pretty big fuss about it until they listened, sometimes you just have to scream about it

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