Not worth the time committment, headaches and effort needed to fulfill the role. - Pet Trainer PetSmart Employee Review

2.0
16 Dec 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to learn skills and teach essential skills to clients and work with animals.

Cons

Extremely low pay for the trade ($19/HR and $5.50 per client per week commission for classes) Poor hours ("full time" being 32 hrs a week). Poor atmosphere to work in. Negative environment. Poor business model and decision making in senior management in the company for the direction of the training program.

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Pros

Very good relationship with colleague

Cons

Not very flexible on work times

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We're happy to hear you enjoyed working with us, thanks for taking the time!
4.0
14 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

15% off whole store 50% proprietary brands Petting animals Friendly customers Almost never declines requested days off

Cons

Must have min one weekend day available No room for growth very hard to become full time Must make requests a month in advance even thought the schedule come out Thurs/fri for the following week, shifts can be unpredictable Coworkers with seniority have “better” shifts Scrubbing tanks may have you armpit deep They say everyone is equal and gets paid the same but not everyone put in the same effort, ex: some people don’t do pet care at all or never close or never work truck days

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