pet store employee's these days

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Originally Posted by chimp54321

Hard work builds character! Stick with it and pretty soon you'll be making bank.

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my dad started me in that type of work since i was 15. and now i work for him so im learning what has to be learned so that one day ill be running my own business.

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Originally Posted by andi8887

I hate having to deal with shops, the owners are useless..at the other shop across town you can't special order anything...A bag of black Aspen bedding add $30 *special ordering fee* Want a snow corn snake...dream on! I asked one of the employees if I could special order a juvenile snow corn female. Nothing special I just liked the look of them..he's like yeah sure ok..took down my name and number and said it would cost $90. I though ok that's fair shipping and all. So I pay up and was told my snake could be picked up in 2 days after 6:00pm. Went back in and the owner was waiting for me with my box..Inside was a hatchling Okeetee, unsexed and not in the best of shape..I'm like yeah that's not what I wanted and I want my money back.."ma'am you can't just choose a color, this is a living animal!" I got my money back and I'm sure he had a headache after the hissy fit I took!

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i was at a pet store before and a guy was going to buy a corn snake the owner took him around getting him stuff that he was supposibly going to need for that snake. i was standing in line behind the guy buying the snake without the snake price he must of spent nearly $200 just for accesories the store owner picked out for him

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

The newer generation of workers don't really understand the value of hard work or knowledge of their jobs. There are a lot of factors that sometimes go into that as well. I worked at a Petco like 10-11 years ago and there was always someone in the store that knew their department or was able to cross departments. Of all the animals and workers I'd say there was less knowledge of dogs and cats than everything else. Now, I think that particular store is lucky if there are 1-2 people who know what animals are in the store.

A break down of the stores near me as a reference:

Petco- The workers seem to know little/nothing then walk away when I interject to help their customer. A far cry from what they once were.

Petsmart- Have knowledgeable workers with fish and reptiles(the one new guy is actually interested in learning). Not sure of other departments, but they run a clean store. Petsmart is one store I think does a good job of at least properly staffing departments, there is always 1-2 people per department.

PetsPlus(local chain/kinda mom and pop)- Pricey stuff but the workers are very knowledgeable. The head reptile guy runs the department for all the stores(3-4 I believe). One of the manager's has a nice setup in the store for his 3 foot albino mojave(I want to steal that snake in the worst way).

Hidden Reef(mom and pop)- An aquarium store that sells stuff for other animals and has a small reptile department. If one person doesn't know, they will point you to someone who does. The workers range in age and specialties.


My new favorite hobby is to window shop at any of these stores with a snake around my neck or hanging off me, then educate people on snakes or the animal that they are about to get/inherited a week before. Sent a few people to this site and to a turtle forum that I frequent. :)

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It really isnt fair of you to make a blanket statement like that and say that the younger generation is lazy. While there are some who can be lazy you cant say that about everyone. I for example work 2 jobs (one of which is at Petco) and 50 hours a week during the summer. Then when fall roles around I am a full time student at the University of Iowa still keeping both jobs but only working 40 hours a week. I am putting myself through school. I also am the reptile guy at my Petco and again you are making generalizations because while you are right that some major chains have really crappy animal care (I have seen plenty poorly taken care of animals at other Petco/Petsmarts) that is not true about all of them. At my store we have specific individuals who work in all the different departments and are certified in them. Usually the crappy animal care is because of corporate too. When it comes to the reptile cages there are only certain things that are allowed to be in the cages, certain products that we are allowed to use for treatment, etc. I really dont like being bundled in with "The younger generation" and being called lazy and having poor work ethic. There are plenty of people from "the older generation" who are lazy too. That is my rant of the night.

-Alex

So firstly my local petco has some herpers working at it so teh reptiles always look amazing and the staff is impeccable... I know its unusual but I am happy for it

Secondly yes I find this new incoming generation a lot of times wants something for nothing.. all the rewards and none of the work. There are exceptions to the rule but they are exceptions. They grew up where everyone got a trophy and society said they deserved things and rewards for existing. I got a trophy only if it was good, worked hard and earned it. I have some view valid viewpoint after teaching a few semesters of college classes. I had students come to my office hours after not reading the chapter saying that had trouble with it and couldn't even tell me what it was they needed more explanation on because they hadn't looked at any of it. I will not redo a whole lecture but happily explain further in depth the portions that were difficult and help find resources. I know the way I teach doesn't work for everyone so I would always find other ways but I am not willing to make an effort of student refuses to make any effort. They would fail and then it would be my fault for not teaching them well enough or motivating them. And these would be kids that didn't do homework or did did very minimal work, never asked questions or came to office hours or lecture. Had a kid who never turned in homework and took like one exam if i remember correctly.. so he was failed and he came asking why he got failed.. and I said you never turned anything in.. and he said yes so how could you grade me? I came to class... and he was serious. I had parents even email (and at 20 years old seriously??) Why didn't little Suzy get a better grade? Well she answered the question wrong. But she worked really hard and made an effort. But the answer was wrong. and it would go back and forth like this. And this a lot of time were pre-med students so i eventually ask.. do you want a surgeon that put in a real effort or did the procedure right?--- and off my soap box. That being said I had some very wonderful and amazing students and I am excited to see what they do in life. They were the ones that kept me going.

Judging from the husbandry tips given out on this forum and the recurring health issues experienced by many members of this site, I think it's safe to say that we have our fair share of pet store employees contributing to the forums.

Haha, yes, the newest generation is an interesting bunch. And yes, there are many that are NOT lazy sacks... but I will tell you, that number is the minority not the majority. Of course there are always going to be youth that are driven, responsible individuals that work their way through school and take their job seriously. However, no one can say there isn't an entitlement mentality going on with 90% of the youth. :colbert: All it takes is a little observation to see this. And, I don't really blame just parents. We've been blaming parents for our issues forever, time to let that one go. I've seen both extremes of the spectrum still turn out these type of youth. I AM a parent and I will tell you, a lot of times SOCIETY makes it a lot harder to raise kids than it needs to be. Now I will agree there are a lot more parents nowadays that coddle their children to the end of time. Honestly, all the emphasis on safety this, safety that has created a generation of PARENTS that have little control sometimes over the way their child is raised and taken away the responsibility of using COMMON SENSE. But, that isn't the only interaction in a child's life that molds what they become. How long has it been, exactly, when we as a people have faced hard times like some of the previous generations? We haven't had diseases the devastated our population, no wars that we close to home and in our face. Life has been a cake walk lately comparatively. We have technology to do everything for us. Just sayin'... there's more to it than just the effort mom and dad have put forth.