Dogtopia reviews

3.0

30% would recommend to a friend

(894 total reviews)
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Neil Gill

32% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Dogtopia has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 894 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dogtopia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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894 reviews
1.0
Dec 12, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

None. This Company violated their own Safety Protocols, and then blamed the worker for their faults. They even violated our Worker's Rights. They hire what they can during the first 3 months, and then fire all of you for reasons that they never have to disclose. LOOK ELSEWHERE.

Cons

I was bitten at work during what they call a "scuffle". It was a full on dog fight that had become very dangerous. In brief, I had seconds to stop a very aggressive dog from mauling and possibly killing two other dogs. While I was recovering, I was led to believe that they "would do whatever they could for me", including taking a "step back" with the dog who had become aggressive. When I returned to work, they fired me and were legally protected from giving me any reasons why because I signed their contract of employment. They tried to get me to sign a disclosure that would prevent me from saying any negative things about the company, or I would not get a severance package. I respectfully declined, as I think this Company is playing with fire. The safety of their staff and the dogs in their care are at serious risk. I got injured trying to protect the other dogs in the room and got fired for it. Nice.

2.0
Nov 16, 2018

NOT SAFE

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only thing was working with the dogs.

Cons

First of all the place is going down hill. No money has gone into fixing the playrooms. The playrooms are dirty and the smell is so bad your eyes and throat burn. Too many dogs in the rooms with one person. That is a safety risk. I stopped bringing my dog cause he was coming home with puncture wonds. Upper management are ALL bullies. Nobody ever felt appreciated and was worried for their job. High stress environment with NO support. Working conditions were horrible with no supplies that staff was bring their own stuff in. All the care about is making money. No concern of dogs health and safety. Workers are undertrained and you were lucky if you got a break.

1.0
Feb 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Getting to interact with the dogs. That's the only pro here. There are many other places to work if you love dogs.

Cons

Management is: -Disrespectful -Dishonest -Unapproachable -In serious need of an overhaul. You will be expected to do the duties of about 5 different jobs with the pay of barely 1. You're overtime will not be compensated. You won't get breaks but the time will be taken from your paycheck. When you provide solutions to problems or bring them to management you are called negative. Go anywhere else.

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