May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and here within #LifeAtPetSmart, we're proud to offer support 24/7/365. Ally, PetSmart's employee assistance program (EAP), offers various supportive resources to support associates including mental health assessments and counseling sessions. These are available at no charge and available to ALL associates, including full-time and part-time. Learn more about Ally and our benefits here:
We're proud that PetSmart is a place where you can grow your career and enjoy each day you come to work. Meredith has spent 20+ years as a member of our pack and has seen it all—from a part-time pet care associate in-store to now helping lead our Loss Prevention & Safety Department as VP, her journey is one to remember. ⭐️🐾
What a story! We’re grateful to have amazing associates like Emily who go above and beyond everyday to make sure that ALL pet parents can live better lives with their pets. ❤️ Meet Emily. She’s a part-time cashier in Ontario, Canada. She’s become familiar with a regular customer who is hearing impaired and relies on reading lips to communicate with others. When the pandemic hit and mask mandates went into place, covering the faces of everyone in sight, Emily noticed the pet parent could no longer read lips and would have a hard time communicating within the store. The pet parent began communicating by typing on her phone and showing Emily what she needed to say. But, Emily had a better idea. Emily went home and taught herself three different phrases to help make the pet parent’s trip to PetSmart a little better. She learned, “What is your phone number?” “Would you like a bag?” and “Have a nice day.” When the pet parent was checking out the following week, Emily used her new sign language phrases and the pet parent was elated. Emily saw her whole face light up and she received t
Class is in session—for the pups! PetSmart recently rolled out a new 6-week training program for dogs called "Brain Games" where your furry best friend gets to take part in skill-building and smart behaviors like hide-and-seek, reading cue cards, learning to count, identifying colors, and more while pet parents gain deeper insight into how their dog thinks. This class is designed to help dogs develop a physical language they can use to communicate with their owners...how cool is that? Learn more about the "Brain Games" class in the link below! 🤓
Today marks the first day of Hanukkah, and we'd like to wish everyone celebrating a peaceful and joyful holiday! #HappyHanukkah This is Tracy, Field Director, HR – East. She shares her story of Belonging at PetSmart as she reflects on the beginning of the holiday season. Spend two minutes with us and Tracy below! Associates are welcome to learn more about Belonging at PetSmart or share their story the Belonging Page on the DISH. #IBelongAtPetSmart #LifeAtPetSmart
Congratulations to Will Smith, PetSmart's Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, for being selected by The CMO Club as one of this year’s CMO Creativity and Storytelling Award winners! We’ve always known Will had a gift for stand-out storytelling, and we’re so proud of all that he and his team have accomplished at PetSmart. #CMOawards #LifeAtPetSmart
Here at PetSmart, we're proud to recognize and celebrate those who have served our country. We're proud to work beside a number of veterans, including our SVP of IT and CIO, Mike Goodwin, who helps to make #LifeAtPetSmart better each day with his motivating leadership, integrity, and commitment to improving the lives of pets and pet parents.
#DidYouKnow that PetSmart has been around for 34+ years now? We're proud to be the place for our many best friends to be healthy and happy and a trusted partner to pet parents. 🐾🤗
Check out this awesome bit from the latest PetSmart Pride At Work Newsletter—PAWFYI. 🐾🌈 "GLSEN is a national organization that works to ensure all students have a safe environment in which to learn. But what about when schools are holding virtual classes because of the pandemic? Their mission hasn’t changed, but their methods have. Much of their work is done through Gay-Straight Alliances and GLSEN has been working remotely with them to ensure that LGBTQ+ students have the resources they need, no matter where their classroom is. GLSEN was the recipient of a $100,000 donation from PetSmart earlier this year. To find your local chapter, visit glsen.org."
To all of our PetSmart associates—THANK YOU. We, and the pets and pet parents that come into our stores, salons, and PetsHotels are so lucky to have each and every one of you within #LifeAtPetSmart. 🐾 ❤️ #ForTheLoveOfPets
