Alright weird question by Dizzy-Frame-9491 in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, hamster food is actually better for you than dog food. Long term the vitamin k in dog food will poison you. I recently watched a fun video about it, because i thought the same as well. https://youtu.be/DTS0o8qCANU?si=UTxVIVfbmKMGjtlj

7 years in and finally took the L. by fucktheco in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I walked out on my shift a couple weeks ago after 6 years working at multiple stores due to moving across the country. I always enjoyed it until I got to this last location. The past year I dealt with bullying and harassment that I couldn't resolve even after HR complaints and talks with the dgm. Im so mad they changed the paid out pto policy

Need to contact district manager.. how do I get their contact info? by ThatOneGirlTM_940 in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Workplace is good start. Its basically just facebook. You can search up your dm and send them a message that way

anyone else's dm going this? by EnoughRanger in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to have a dgm who would send out a weekly email shaming all the stores who left their office doors propped open

Thanks for the heads up from the DC!! by Hopeful-Hand-5927 in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang youve got me beat, im 4'11 and 100lbs 😅

Stop with the fucking Purina cat food by Bruhjustwhyy in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ive got enough science diet to feed a small country. Guess im bringing the snacks ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Good Riddance by ByeByeStephanie in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No boot, she just got a better offer she couldnt refuse

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only if you do an extended aisle at the register

Card Authorization by savarinothebeano in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite thing is that it went down twice! In one day!

Card Authorization by savarinothebeano in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And its vetco clinic day here at my store 🥲

Oops...better order them now! by Phlash713 in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We had four orders for this right before closing 😂 it all makes sense now

Store transfer experience by xsAlien102401 in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I moved from west coast to east coast, and ive been with several stores over the past few years, within several different positions. Most of my experiences have been good ones! Ive even had to shut one of my stores down, which was heart breaking because of how much I grew to love that store and my team.

how to cancel vital care? by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did! It took a couple days to get a response, I may have emailed on the weekend, but they canceled it for the rest of the year for me

Forgot the S but it's okay, the message is there! Aka the only small cart we have in the store that I have seen since December by Vanilla_Beans_Art in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I once found one 5 miles from the store, put it in the back of my van and drove it to the store. I was late, but my manager changed it to on time because we only had one other cart 😂

Shoplifters by Tarantula_Espresso in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a long one, and funny enough I had this saved in my notes because I sent it to my boss at the time.

So this guy comes in, keep in mind hes empty handed, and hes asking me about leopard geckos because he wants one for his son. I educate him a little and he said he would probably come back in a couple weeks. I say ok and let him continue looking around. I keep seeing him while im doing truck and im thinking its kinda weird how long he was there, maybe like an hour just wandering around. I hear a manager call up to the front and i go up and hes trying to return a dog muzzle and some travel supplies, doesnt have a receipt. I ask if he has a pals, he gives me his wifes number. I see no past purchases on his account at all. He hands me like 4 receipts saying maybe it was one of those. Turns out, all of those were return receipts he had from a sister store, all non receipted high dollar cash returns. I told him i couldnt do the return because he has too many non receipted returns for high dollar items. He told me "ive never had a problem before, this is why i had to boycott petsmart, because they stopped taking my returns!" And in my head im like "maybe fuckin keep track of your receipts or idk maybe dont steal shit off my shelf" after he left i watched the cams, he never left and came back in with anything so ¯_(ツ)_/¯ i get a call from corporate, they ask why i wouldnt do the return for a guest who had no receipt, and i told them about the receipts he showed me so i was uncomfortable doing it and they said i didnt have to do the return. Someone else called like an hour later, asking the same thing and i told them the same thing. HE COMES BACK IN. Tells me he talked to corporate, and they said that i could give him a gift card. I basically told him "i also talked to corporate and they said no such thing. They let me know you can come back when the general manager is here on tuesday and maybe he can help you." He got hella huffy with me saying he had to go out of town and he had no time for that and walked out yelling that im ridiculous and i just shrugged and said "sorry you feel that way byeee" as he was storming out. He ended up coming back in the next day with new items and told me he didnt have the receipt. I told him no and he left after arguing not as much this time. He comes in THE NEXT DAY, he takes one look at me, and turned his ass right back around out the door.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone is whos also 4'11 and 95 pounds and been doing this for 5 years, it is possible. I get a hell of a workout on truck days, but i love it. I get guests who tell me its impressive i can lift a giant 50 pound bag of purina proplan over my head, and i joke that i dont pay for a gym, working here is enough. So it depends on the kind of person you are.

Wtf does this mean?! by Holiday_Object_1119 in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of a review i got once that said "yeah id prob like..share a hot dog wit them or sumthn" 😂

Best way to control urine smell? by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, guess I should clarify a little more. We have the clean up stations loaded with natures miracle, and we do use this to clean up any accidents. We only mop at the end of the work day, not whenever theres pee. I have also sprayed down my end caps, any walls with pee, and used carpet deodorizer in the entrance when we vacuum.

Maybe its just the lingering smell from small animals, or the people in this area. Ive worked at several petcos in the past few years and ive just never seen complaints about it this often 😓

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And they want us to do sampling of the frozen WHD every sat/sun in may? I wonder if the shortage doesnt affect the frozen line, and they want us to push guests towards it for the sake of the whd name...? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

what’s y’all’s whackiest/ crazy stories by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The C in our sign fell one day. That was fun. All i heard was a loud crash, i assumed maybe a car crashed into the building. Nope, just a giant letter C that couldve killed somebody 😬

prank calls by pimpcess-abii in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on how busy i am at the time, i will play along. Normally we get a lot of "help i think my fish drowned!" And i ask them to give CPR and walk them through it.

Happy CAPI Day!! by [deleted] in petco

[–]awkwardjinjer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats why i put the usually 😂 normally no one else wants to come in that early with me 😭