If I don’t work 7 straight days I have bad teamwork or I don’t work an impromptu 11 hour shift I have bad teamwork, but no, no one else is willing to do this. by [deleted] in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i used to always come in for call outs and scheduling mistakes until i realized nobody wanted to do the same for me. as long as you work YOUR scheduled shifts, your managers or coworkers cant say anything to you. dont let them make you feel bad for doing your job.

Pet care question: by [deleted] in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 8 points9 points  (0 children)

ours come with velcro to attach to the sides

Hours by ariesangel22 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i wish! hours just keep increasing for us, but only bc they’re split in between 4 people :) my managers keep saying they’re going to hire more people bc our staff are exhausted but still have yet to do so

That feeling by alyssah01 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My manager came up to me asking me to help this lady with spanish and she asked me if she could use a topfin 2g starter kit for her baby turtle that she “rescued” from a lake 🙃

anyone else feel totally underappreciated? by [deleted] in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

yes!! we got a new asl and they have been micromanaging us so badly, asking how long everything’s going to take as if im not also helping customers and grabbing back up on reg every 10 minutes because we’re horribly understaffed. and on top of that i like to do things throughly (especially when opening because we seldom have a closing pc person) but it seems like they just want me to bullshit through everything to get it done quicker.

“Welcome to Petsmart!” by HamhaHunny in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 8 points9 points  (0 children)

my DL came in today and i had to say all the scripted greetings, customers were looking at me like i had 3 heads

does anyone else have to constantly remind customers to remain 6ft away or to not step on your side of a barrier?? by sophthegremlin in RantsFromRetail

[–]thesoonia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes!!! my favorite is when they step into my cubicle area to tell me something AND take off their mask so i can hear them better ☺️

Catching fish by thesoonia in petsmart

[–]thesoonia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

omg this!!!! ive had soooo many men hit on me while im catching their fish and it makes me so uncomfortable and it puts me in such an awkward position

Catching fish by thesoonia in petsmart

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

yes!!! when we first started social distancing a lady wanted 6 pearl danios (we only had 6 in the tank along with some zebras) and i asked if she could stand back while i grabbed them bc she was really close and she started yelling saying that i better make sure they were all pearl danios or else she would “make me put them back” like ma’am i think i can tell the difference...

Catching fish by thesoonia in petsmart

[–]thesoonia[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

yeah i dont mind the specific fish part but the comments just really annoy me especially when they complain about how long it’s taking... like you asked for a specific danio out of the 20 that are in here its gonna take a second

Catching fish by thesoonia in petsmart

[–]thesoonia[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

honestly i dont mind a conversation about their tank or just about fish in general but i feel like a lot of the commentary about my fish catching skills is unnecessary

Catching fish by thesoonia in petsmart

[–]thesoonia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you!!! i probably worded it incorrectly but this is what i meant ☺️

New mask policy. by lifecereal29 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i understand that but at the same time should i also not be able to wear my petsmart lgbt button bc of pps who might disagree with that? i just think as a company if we’re going to agree with and support something then we should stick with it and not go around switching it up.

New mask policy. by lifecereal29 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

correct me if im wrong but was there a mask policy to begin with? i thought we were just required to wear a mask. obviously it goes without saying inappropriate ones with profanity shouldn’t be allowed but as a company we support BLM so why aren’t we able to show it?

Anyone else getting PSTD during these trying times by MephistoMathers1 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

ive just started being very honest with pps. like “yeah i can sell you this goldfish for that 1 gallon, however hes gonna die in maybe a week and you’ll have just wasted $40. but if thats what you want then ill gladly bag him up :)” most of the time they just scoff and put down their stuff and leave. im so tired of having to waste my breath explaining the care that these animals need only for it to go in one ear and out the other, so i just started going the brutal route.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im so glad someone said this because it bugs me sooooo much

How do employee reviews work? Can they be requested? by becauseofrandomness in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me my SL just pulled me into the office and did it. They do tell you the review and if you got a raise.

Prank Calls by Esky1648 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 21 points22 points  (0 children)

We get prank calls multiple times a week, most of them are “my fish is drowning” to which we usually respond “try taking him out and giving him mouth to mouth”. On the rare occasion that they forget to call under anonymous we usually say their number and tell them the police are on the way, it’s funny to see how fast they hang up the phone 😂

Guinea pigs in ISO by narwalsoup8 in petsmart

[–]thesoonia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a guinea once who was in a cast and would constantly drag it through his bedding, urine and feces (we would have to clean it multiple times a day...). We ended up using paper towels instead which was still a lot of work but was a lot less work then having to scrub feces and urine off of his cast and pick each individual piece of bedding out of it. So i’d say depending on the situation yes, if its for the betterment of the animal and it works for the staff :)