retail sales associate

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Feeders Supply Company

Zero effective communication from management; they constantly tell employees to come to them with problems, then completely ignore any of the problems brought up. Not favoritism, but there are employees there who could probably burn the store down and not get fired. Meanwhile, if you actually work and put effort into anything you do, all you get is more work and less leniency. Do nothing and you will be employee of the year. 

This company has to be the most poorly managed place I have ever seen worked for; it is insane to me how this corporation has destroyed a popular local business, lost sales, and alienated its entire customer base in less than a year. This is constantly taken out on employees who obviously have no say in how things are run, not a single customer has expressed anything other than anger and annoyance over the changes. Nobody above the retail level will listen when we express the number of customer complaints about issues that affect sales, such as the half-baked disaster of a website they put out. 

Management only cares about their bonuses and sales of the Feeders in-house brand Intuition. Everybody above the salesfloor level is so delusional and out of touch with the reality of our situation that it is genuinely like working in the Twilight Zone. 

Do not work here unless you want to be paid poorly, watch as the worst employee in the store is praised, and never see any real improvement in any aspect as management does not care. You're better off working at McDonald's -- at least they pay better. 

Though you may have a specific title, you are expected to do every job to the highest standard possible. This is not bad by any means, but you do have some who are more skilled in specific fields. It would be better for the company to comprehend this and take advantage of this to further their company and services.

They do care about the employees learning every product, good and bad, to better the customers.

Management was biased and gave better schedules and positions to those who were in their "friend" clique. Unless things have changed since I left, I do not recommend this job for ANY who have a requirement for hours and pay.

Some co-workers worked better than others. Without naming others, there were VERY FEW who got things done efficiently.

Helping others and handling animals were quite enjoyable parts of the job. The job itself was not bad at all, however, the environment created by biased management and a non-flexible corporate office was unbearable. I was limited to 16 hours a week with pay slightly above $8/hour. This cannot pay rent or tuition.

All in all, some co-workers were fun to work with, most weren't. I would only take this job again if there were no more openings anywhere else, INCLUDING McDonald's and other teen-filled, minimum wage jobs.

This is definitely a nice little job if you enjoy animals and can handle retail. It’s got a lot of great products, and is a small retail chain that feels comfy and local. You will need to know a lot about the store products and basic animal care in order to do well at this job, which they should cover in training. They payed for classes on pet nutrition so we would be able to help customers get quality pet food.

It seems that they are currently expanding at a rapid pace, which I feel is straining the rest of the open stores. For all the work that needs to be done, my pay didn’t feel adequate. Apparently there was supposed to be a review for a salary raise, but it didn’t happen. It was difficult to know when I was doing a good job, because the only one who was able to give well-rounded feedback was a single supervisor. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when I was cut down to 11 hours when the store had to cut back. Such a disappointing way to end my favorite job so far.

Summary: Great retail job if you love animals and don’t mind cleaning up after them (including the ones who die). You get to learn a lot too. Curb your expectations, however, because it’s a retail job, and your hard work might not be recognized at all. 

Feeders is a great pet store and nice retail job. It's relatively low-stress compared to some of the other jobs I had, especially when I was a pet care advisor (cashier). I wish I was paid a bit more as a supervisor. This is a great job for a teen, college student, retired person, or a second job. Unless you're a full-time store or assistant manger, it probably won't pay all the bills. 
I was hired before a bunch of corporate changes (training used to be great), however we haven't had brand/product training in many months, even before corona hit. I find that our newer cashiers would excel at the register but have to seek their own training for the sales floor or ask a more experienced co-worker.
The management and culture is great; I've never had issues or disliked anyone. There are a few people at corporate and the manufactures that can be troublesome, but cashiers never have to deal with them. 
The best part is helping people make good choices for their pets and educating them on proper care. This is a small, locally-owned store so you can be more up front about issues with different brands and I feel we take better care of our animals in the store.

I would help customers with their pet needs. 
Going into that job with an abundance of pet knowledge i had the upper hand over other employees which made me a nice asset to the company.
I became more independent and out going working at feeders supply since i had to provide excellent customer service and learn to multitask and balance different tasks. 
My coworkers were like my family. They would come to me with issues whether they were work related or personal and they always felt they could trust me with their problems. I also would discuss things with my employees, there was a huge trust connection between us. 
The hardest part of the job i would have to say was trying to do everything at once (i.e. orders, shipments, registers, stocking, answering questions either customer related or employee) We had some not so strong employees that leaned on their superiors too much.
The most enjoyable part was really getting to know my customers. I made several friends just by learning about them and their pets. I would love to listen to them tell me about their lives.

It takes most people 2+ years to advance in roles IF they actually want to let you. Most of the people working in the store care about the animals but the lack of corporate caring and customers actually taking time to learn becomes draining. Depending on the location you're at it can be pretty fun to work there but the more you get into the nitty gritty, the more you realize it's basically just a well hidden toxic work environment. Also don't plan on being full time if management or corporate doesn't like you and plan on having multiple jobs or multiple roommates. They have quality food and quality animals with people who want to care for them, but it becomes hard to do so in the work place environment that they have created. By the time youre there long enough, the only thing worth staying is the flexibility of the schedules and the free bag of food every two months. 

I really enjoyed my time working here. I ended up working multiple departments, and liked the chance to gain responsibility even though I was high-school aged. I worked in one of the busiest locations, so sometimes getting days off could be difficult and the busiest times of day could get a bit hectic in the store. Since this was a busy location, sometimes management was a little difficult to work with. But overall my managers were good, my coworkers were great, and it was a pretty fun work environment. It's perfect for a first job because they hire beginning at age 16 and treat their high school workers well!

I was with the company for a long time and got passed over for a promotion by someone who had been there for only a year. It takes a long time to get promoted here and I know employees who are still waiting there to get the positions they have said they wanted.  It has become a revolving door now and not many of my original coworkers are left at this company. On one had you will get to see lots of  cute animals but on the other hand you  will see lots of angry customers who demand and assume they are always right.

Best advice is this usually winds up as a job and not a career due to how hard it is to get a leg up when your boss and others in the position to promote you play favoritism. 

Feeders is overall a good company to work for. If you are willing to learn, you can work a variety of tasks throughout the store and not just be a cashier. Feeders has been expanding rapidly which is great for business but I feel we are moving away from that local pet store that we once were. My experience working here has been great and my only complaints are we must do deliveries in our personal vehicles(mileage is provided, but doesn’t cover wear and tear or gas). Only other complaint is very high turnover rate in management(like every two-three months at some locations). 

If you are looking for a fun job and want to work with good people I would say apply. Just don’t expect a career here.

Feeders Supply helped me to further my animal knowledge and how to properly care of small animals, fish, dogs, and cats. I learned the good brands and bad brands of flea medication, foods, cages, etc. The management always strives to make you feel like family! The hardest part of my job was remembering all the information they give you to learn about pet foods and caring, but once you get the hang of it, you'll never forget it!! I enjoyed seeing the pure joy look on a customers face when they came back with a problem I helped them with and its no longer a problem! If you've never been to a Feeders Supply, I highly recommend you go, you'll feel right at home!

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