Do NOT recommend - Shift Lead Dirty Dogs Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Nice discount at least. Terrible owners.

Cons

This employer demonstrates a complete disregard for their employees, treating individuals merely as numbers in a system rather than valuing their contributions. Promises made during the hiring process are often broken, leading to a sense of disillusionment among staff. Furthermore, the environment is toxic, with some employees feeling empowered to spread damaging rumors, misappropriate tips, and disregard established protocols, all of which jeopardize both the well-being of the animals in our care and the integrity of the company as a whole. I ultimately decided to submit my two-week notice because the situation became unbearable. Despite my efforts to address these issues and my expressed discomfort, management failed to take any meaningful action to improve the workplace or protect their employees. Instead of supporting a dedicated team member who genuinely cared about the success of the company, they chose to let me go after I had invested so much time and energy into my role. I once found joy in working there, but the deterioration of workplace culture has made that impossible. It feels incredibly disrespectful to let someone who truly wants to make a positive impact leave while maintaining a status quo that allows negative behavior to flourish. I feel so disrespected.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

1:1 Grooming High quality products Each table has their own drier! Amazing coworkers Very inclusive Vacation and sick pay Medical, Dental, Vison, Chiropractic and Acupuncture Work 4-10s 3 days off! Great employee discounts Competitive pay card tips-love Very busy Hour lunches Don’t have to schedule your own appointments or answer phones!! Sign on bonus! Owners really do care about their employees

Cons

Nothing negative to say honestly. Maybe more space for storage since we are a very productive salon.

3.0
Jun 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with dogs is great, coworkers were amazing, fairly inclusive workplace. Humanity before vanity grooming practices.

Cons

Lack of communication, owners/upper management don't believe or trust their employees. Broken/dirty equipment. Low pay for standard of living in SoCal.

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Dirty Dogs Response
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I'm sorry that you didn't think there was enough communication from upper management while you worked at Dirty Dogs. We hold monthly management meetings (often including assistant managers) and we send regular emails to our manager email group. We also have a What's app thread where we send regular communication. Our managers carry responsibility of ensuring many of these communications get disseminated across the teams. We will continue to work on more ways to communicate so everyone feels valued.
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