I actually used to work at this store for a couple years, and I hated it.. I felt like one of the only people who really cared for anything, and I would bring issues up to the managers, who would either never deal with it or just give excuses as to why nothing could be done. The cages were always filthy and I was rarely assigned to be opening shift, so I never really got much chance to take the time to clean them.. (I would put in effort) The manager would always stress "animals first", but actions speak alot louder than words here, sadly.
Whenever I was stuck being cashier, I was left alone to do everything myself. Usually, there are only 4-5 people per shift, not including overlaps, 1 including the manager and 1 being on lunch, so about only 2-3 really able to help for the whole store, with 1 being stuck in the front. I felt bad for customers all the time as a cashier, calling for help to departments (several times), and seeing them wait for so long, some even getting fed up and just leaving.. Some would lash out at me for it, but there really is so much I can do ringing up customers, answering/redirecting calls to the store, trying to greet people walking in, trying to answer questions, calling for help, etc. Sometimes, I would have to leave a long line to check an item across the store because no back-up would come. It was always a mess. I specifically remember one incident where 2 people went on lunch at the same time, leaving me as cashier and my shift manager trying to help EVERYONE on the sales floor.. It was a disaster.
On the sales floor, I took the time to help everyone that came my way, because this felt more rewarding to me; solving problems, giving answers, seeing smiling faces. And even though, I would get praise and compliments from satisfied customers for genuinely caring, I would get shit from management for "taking too long"... There was always someone pissed at me for something.
Also, in response to a previous comment, the boxes up front were usually up there as projects the cashier was expected to do, on top of everything else.
Corporate tends to cut their hours alot, resulting in less people per shift... This was the final straw for leaving for me. :[
The only good things I liked here really was the fact the store partners with the irvine animal shelter and has helped raise many food/toy/treat/money donations for them and a few others. Vetco is pretty cool too for their prices, as well as the store letting other adoption groups show up here some weekends.
As for the pee, SO MANY customers let their dogs crap and piss all over the store, many pretending to not see it. Nearly all the employees are too busy and just don't bother to clean up... Does nobody care somebody could get hurt? read more