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02-11-2010, 09:47 AM | #16 |
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| Typical - thank goodness he had a happy ending!
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02-11-2010, 06:08 PM | #17 |
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| that's really crazy!! our petsmart employees bring their dogs to work with them ALL the time. most of the trainers bring their own fully trained poochies to help socialize other student dogs to an already trained and relaxed dog...much like Ceasar does with Daddy. anyways why on earth couldn't he bring his dog to the store with him, it wasn't running all over pooping on things, it was put up in a daycare kennel...what the heck is wrong with people these days. he did nothing wrong. but good for him a new job and a new place. i wish him luck and SHAME on that petsmart. |
02-11-2010, 06:59 PM | #18 | |
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Because it clearly says in policy/the rules that any employee dog in PetSmart must be there for a service or be a cleared demo dog. He broke policy. That's ground for termination. He was an Operations Manager, the kings/queens of policy. He should have followed the policy or else he is telling every other employee that its ok to break it. Everyone knows that policy, but not every store follows it like they should.
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02-15-2010, 05:23 PM | #19 |
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| Dumb & Dumber Dump policy and even dumber manager! That is just insane! It's a pet store for cripes sake, where pets are supposed to be welcome! Petsmart has turned me off with this one. I know personally that I love going to a store that allows my babies, and love it more when the store has pets there. I go out of my way to one store specifically, to see 2 doggies that are the owners pets. They are funny little guys who love to greet all their customers. Don't get me wrong, I believe in rules, but in some cases rules can be broken, and in a case of a closed store and a well behaved dog, give me a break! Sometimes I think the "managers" are too focused on the wrong things. Happy to hear this guy got another job, he deserves better! |
02-18-2010, 09:03 AM | #20 |
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| It's a corporate company. What corporate says goes. Managers are required to follow the rules or they get fired. It's naive to say that rules should be broken just because it's a pet. Without order and policies a company will fail. All these stupid policies are made because of one precedent. In this case it's meant to protect the pets that employees bring in just in case something happens to them. If they're in the system, then PetSmart can cover them! In PetSmart's case, almost every policy has been made because of one single incident. Dogs in the Hotel are required to have two leads on at all times because when before (when it was only one) a dog escaped and got hit by a car when it ran outside. Protect the pet: number 1 priority.
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02-18-2010, 10:31 AM | #21 |
YT Addict | I visit Petsmart all the times, employees always have either dogs with them. I've chatted with the employees who say they like the job BECAUSE they can bring their dogs in. Either way, regardless of the policy - I think it's a silly reason for termination. Give a warning.
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02-19-2010, 06:32 PM | #22 | |
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Well I guess another rule at Petsmart needs to be changed! I don't think anyone said rules should be broken because it's a pet. My family has been in business for 3 generations, and what makes them so successful is the understanding of circumstance as person to person, rather than person to "rule book". No one stays in business that long for being "naive". Of course there are "rules" and expectations, but our "managers" always put an individual first. Without getting into every little detail, It's not standard policy for instance, that people bring their children to work, but I have seen where a Mom has no choice and brings her child or pet for whatever reason, it is never discouraged or is she ever terminated. Every situation is different and sadly people are not humanized anymore, especially in the corporate world. Manager's are sometimes clueless, but the upper management is worse. I know of companies where the manager doesn't even have the skills or knowlegde to do what he demands from his team. The upper manager's are even more out of touch. How can anyone give orders to do a job that they have never even done themselves? Honestly, has the "manager" at this Petsmart EVER stocked a shelf, groomed or day-cared a dog?, worked the floor or register, or stayed worked overnight, probably not. I agree keeping everyone safe should be the first priority, but a closed store with a guy who confined his pet within, it's just ridiculous that he be fired. Let's face it, most rules are made because of one idiot who did something stupid that messed it up for all the hundreds of others who actually do have brains. | |
02-19-2010, 07:23 PM | #23 |
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| It think this PetsMart Manager was totally wrong with his action. Thank God the Human resourse manager had enough sense to ask him back. But it sounded like it would have been a different postion. I have worked for several large companies and I have had to take my daughter with me, due to being manager and having to pull 2 shifts because of employees not showing for a shift. Yes, it was against company policy to have children with you. It was an auto glass company and the largest in the us. I made the Distric Manager aware she would have to come with me. All he asked was that i document a time card with her name so if something did happen we would have verification of her being in the building. I know due to lawsuites companies have to be careful and yes insead of paying daycare, without rules, they would bring their children to work. In this case I think he should have just had to document his dog being in the building. I wonder if he had not been a vet if they would have offer his job back?? Stories like this does not make me want to support Petsmart by shopping there. |
02-20-2010, 04:50 PM | #24 | |
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I agree!
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03-13-2010, 08:43 AM | #25 | |
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Fortunately, the guy is smart enough to know that this was a human interest story that the local paper would pick up on if he told them, and a lot of people would get mad at the "evil corporate giant" if this were made public. I am sure he's making more money using his specialized training now, so it all worked out in the end. When you are in the military, you are trained to "go by the book" but make the call when you have to break the rules to accomplish the mission within bounds; which is also what managers should have the authority to do. In defense of Pet Smart (I shop there a lot as most of us do I imagine), I understand the logic of the rule, i.e., workers not bringing in a pet when its not helping you to do the job they are paying you to do. In this case, they should have understood the difference. And in no way was this a breach that would have called for the guy to lose his job. | |
09-01-2010, 05:11 PM | #26 |
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| Wow... that is really interesting. Manager: Customers, bring your pets in! We love to see healthy, happy pets! Petsmart employee: *brings dog in* Manager: YOU'RE FIRED!! Either the employees dog wasn't a healthy, happy pet and the manager didn't want to see him, or this just proves that petsmart is crazy. |
09-06-2010, 01:24 PM | #27 | |
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09-24-2010, 03:48 AM | #28 |
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| You get fired for bringing your dog to work at a pet store? Does that mean a quarterback will lose his job for bringing a football with him to practice? lol |
09-24-2010, 11:08 AM | #29 |
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| I think it's silly that they fired him for it. A warning would have been much more appropriate. He was doing them a favor to work that shift.
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02-21-2011, 01:04 AM | #30 |
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| And I only disliked Petsmart because they support chinchilla farms, similar to pup mills...furthermore they "display" rodents in substandard cages or as they call them display cases which are not only implements of cruel confinement but offer a nocturnal animal no privacy or darkness during the day...now they fire someone over that!? Oh wait a vet who fought for us! SHAME ON THEM ONCE AGAIN...why I don't shop there! I will not financially support them or their practices! |
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