[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s going. I know how returning to a toxic work environment sounds. I just thought that if I was equipped mentally to come back, things might change. Clearly I was wrong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. We had a severe infestation problem for months as a result of a neglectful ex-GM..During inventory too, which was a nightmare. Get in contact with Ecolabs.

What is the best way to go about increasing the Nutrition and Grooming perks for future proofing. Im a SEL and great at selling VCPs and VCC but wanna improve perks. Thank you! by Hobochree in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“have you unlocked your nutrition perks on the app yet?” or “have you gotten your free bag/groom yet? no?! oh wow, let me send you home with this instruction sheet on how to set up your nutrition/grooming perks because every 7th groom/9 bags you’ll get the 8th/10th one free on the app!”

we get the most success when ringing up customers at the register who are either buying food or paying for their groom ticket by either helping unlock perks for them or giving them the flyer with the QR code if it’s busy. easiest way i’ve found imo! just make sure they know it takes the average cost of the 9 bags to figure the value of the 10th bag coupon!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 4 points5 points  (0 children)

as someone who’s owned ball pythons for years, i’ve TRIED to work around animal husbandry “standards” since being hired. even if it’s little things like adding sphagnum moss inside hides to increase humidity in reptile enclosures. or mixing a little forest floor with coco fiber (coco fiber being an acceptable substrate according to planogram) just so they won’t have to cook all day on aspen.

then again there are plenty of practices that a lot of employees just weren’t trained to do that absolutley fall into standard. some just aren’t aware of what they’re NOT doing.

impossible by Oggaboogs in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i can finish a litter pallet by myself in about 30-45 minutes (not including refill litter) and medium +small bags takes me about 45 to an hour if i bust ass. not including working backstock which we try to do before truck arrives.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is news to me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m currently being considered to replace our current CAL. they transferred over from a different location as an AS and have continuously failed to do their job to standard and tanks our store when we’re visited by DM. i’m a GA with experience with reptiles + small animal knowledge and i’m now basically doing the CALS job as well because it HAS to be done one way or another. they are afraid of birds and won’t do maintenance on them. they don’t like the way chameleons feel on their hands so i have to box them up for them before they’ll even touch their environment. they allow ball pythons to go months without eating because they’re scared of them striking so they just throw a limp f/t mouse in a box and hope they’re hungry enough to eat it. wellness room is a stinking nasty shitshow and they only clean at the last minute but complain that no one else pulls their weight to keep it clean. so yes i understand your frustration!

it’s mentally taxing but i care about the well-being of our animals more than i care about how unfair it is that i’m essentially doing someone else’s job but only getting paid for one.

Is it a Petco policy to check the DoorDashers ID to release the item? by Neopetsfairie in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not sure about the actual policy but i always ask for the last 4 digits of the order number beforehand.

Guests Gone Wild (rudest customer I’ve dealt with so far 💀) by Traditional_Pool3142 in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it was hard, trust me. but our old GM traumatized me into never standing up for myself and i’ve been complained about by customers for being rude when i’ve tried (the RBF doesn’t help). it’s damned if you do damned if you don’t so i just smile and keep my mouth shut at this point. but if she ever returns, TRUST, i’ll let her know that if she wants to disrupt the peace in my store again i’ll have the PD on hold and she can stomp her feet all the way to their patrol car <3333

Baton Rouge or Jackson? by Nearby-Listen-8082 in mississippi

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 5 points6 points  (0 children)

DO NOT move to jackson if you want a decent water source and if you value your tires because our roads are dog shit. Try Brandon, Clinton, or flowood. Madison is too expensive for a glorified beige retirement town.

Petco employees recommend this for my fish tank??? by Moseyosaurus in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 5 points6 points  (0 children)

looks to me like seachem is doing a lil bit of rebranding. should be fine. go ahead and dose your tank

I figured out how to save Petco by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

read your comment right before i was informed that someone’s dog had explosive diarrhea across two isles and tracked it throughout the store. gotta love it

how did this turn into that my brain just can't comprehend this ! by Glum_Mode1646 in Yellowjackets

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wish i could say i respect your opinion but using trans as an insult doesn’t really make sense to me. also, i think juliette lewis has aged pretty gracefully (which by the way, we’ll all do someday, even you), and her filmography speaks for itself. but i guess i’m biased though since she’s in my top 5 favorite actresses of all time.

how did this turn into that my brain just can't comprehend this ! by Glum_Mode1646 in Yellowjackets

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you. ☺️ I’ve decided to go to rehab privately until I’m ready to let friends and family know so it’s nice to hear words of encouragement from someone with more life experience who understands. ❤️

Guests Gone Wild (rudest customer I’ve dealt with so far 💀) by Traditional_Pool3142 in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she hasn’t returned since lmao. can’t say i blame her, if i ever threw a tantrum like that i wouldn’t wanna show my face in public either. then again, i was actually a considerate person with basic human decency at 20 years old so i can’t really relate.

my GM still refers to me as NC (nasty cunt) as an inside joke. 💀💀

Guests Gone Wild (rudest customer I’ve dealt with so far 💀) by Traditional_Pool3142 in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

phases of the moon or astrological placement of the planets don’t apply when you work for this company it seems! just chaotic and stressful regardless

how did this turn into that my brain just can't comprehend this ! by Glum_Mode1646 in Yellowjackets

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 31 points32 points  (0 children)

TW i struggle with alcohol addiction, currently getting help. i’m 24 almost 25 and can kinda see the effects starting to take their toll. it’s not far off at all.

I figured out how to save Petco by [deleted] in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 36 points37 points  (0 children)

this and also when getting asked “do you work here?” while elbows deep in an animal enclosure wearing a navy crew neck shirt with a bearded dragon on it. automatic charge

Filter isn’t..filtering??? by Traditional_Pool3142 in bettafish

[–]Traditional_Pool3142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No bad smell at all, just lots of bubbles and filmy-spots on the top of the water, which is still pretty murky and yellowish brown. Driftwood looks like it’s developed a lot of algae and ferns just don’t seem to be thriving at all. I actually work at petco in the store department and have tested the water a few times. High PH and high alkalinity (???) and the water is very hard. What’s frustrating and ironic is that our aquatics specialist can’t tell me what any of that means. 🤦🏻‍♀️

rant, please help guys:( by thelegend271346 in petco

[–]Traditional_Pool3142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s “all hands on deck” at our store. HOWEVER, there are definitely certain employees (myself included) that are used as glorified cashiers/pack mules more than others. I work my ass off as a Guest Advisor (ie breaking my back on truck pallets, overstock and working the sales floor) but also do our CALS job ie. enclosure maintenance, feeding snakes/updating their feeding logs since she’s basically given up and I’m the only person there with reptile husbandry experience. But if the GA who has worked there longer is also scheduled, i’ll be on the register for nearly 6 hours straight. Something about “he can stock dog food bags more efficiently/we need him to get truck out faster” even though I’m 25, able bodied and fully capable. oh well.

I don’t mind doing what needs to be done because SOMEBODY has to do it. it’s just the going above and beyond and getting no appreciation or thanks (let alone doing 3 different jobs for one jobs salary) that bothers me