brand ambassador

detective

agent sensibilisateur cause animale

ambassadeur de marque

Blue Buffalo

Blue Buffalo is one of the worst condescending organizations. The job was the lowest paying compared to what competitors offered. Although I learned a lot about pet nutrition on my own accord, it was not appreciated. The hours were minimal consisting of 4-8 hours a week if I was lucky. It was an overall boring job standing around. Yet it was very competitive selling against other brand manufacturers when business picked up. No bonuses were ever given for performance. I never met any of the staff except for my manager who I saw twice in two years. They never appreciated the extra hours I did when I had to assist a customer after my shift was completed. They had a very poor reporting system of faxing in time sheets causing miscommunication. This resulted in the manager threatening to fire people who could not get their reports in time because the fax was busy. Although the product is good the marketing and sales infrastructure is the worst I've EVER seen!
The only thing I enjoyed was working with the customers and helping make their pets healthy. Even that was overlooked my management.

I love animals and I love what I do.  In saying that, this is not a job for people new to working and need a lot of direction.  Management is never available and unless THEY need something do not return any messages.  However, the flip side is that they do have your back when issues arise although its after the fact.  Its nice to know that despite there being almost no way to contact your manager that they have your back should something go wrong.  That mitigates some of the issues mentioned first.  

Otherwise.  If you love animals and people and love educating and know your stuff - I mean really know your stuff - it's a wonderful p/t job.  

Unfortunately, not much room for advancement but they do have some nice perks.  

It would be a very hard job to part with in the end.

I worked for blue for several years in multiple locations and it was overall awful. The management had constant turnover, and the only good managers I had were gone within months. The last manager I worked under before i quit made the work environment so awful that I dreaded any communiction from them. They were also so hard to get in contact with and obviously didnt care about the job or the poeple working for them. The job itself was  boring, lonley, and often made me feel like I was more of an intruder in the store then a sales rep. I had very little contact with the managers, and had no coworkers, often being alone in a very dead store. The training was minimal and disorganized,  and I felt very unequipped to be giving advice to pet parents on the products and their pets diets. 

amazing all around!! you educate and can make dietary recommendations to pet parents while stationed usually at a PetSmart location! You get to interact wit animals and their Pet Parents all day and its amazing! very team oriented! everyone helps eacother. easy to recieve help from team or management when needed. flexible work ours. discounts on Blue products (up to $40 free a month), lots of enscentives too. help with pet insurance, and grants for adoptions. they giv eout lots of donations to team picked pet charities too! this is a compant that TRULY cares about EVERY single member of its team and goes out of its way to show this!!!!

Once I arrived at work, I would begin cleaning up mu area and then start helping customers with their needs. I learned that many people can be interested in trying new products, all you have to do is fill them with knowledge of who your brand really is. My co-workers were fun to work with and others not so much, but as a worker I was always respectful. The hardest part of my Job was when the store was empty, I got really bored not having anything to do. The most enjoyable part of my job was, when I spoke to the customers and I learned so much about them, than just what type dog food they were looking for.

Blue Buffalo was a great company to work for and I learned a lot from the job. Not much advancement, little chaotic when I was originally hired due to management moving around. I was payed hourly so there was no pressure for sales, best part was the working environment. Solving peoples issues with their pets diet was my favorite part; however, I dealt with issues/non-professionalism from OTHER companies while working, no fault of blue buffalo of course, they handled everything perfectly.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Management provided great training and support.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
As I had a full time job as well as this paet time it wasn't really this job but the demands of my full time job that caused stress.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Open communication and understanding.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
4 hour shifts. Standing, talking to people and ensuring product was displayed well.

If you get the opportunity to be part of the Blue herd, I highly recommend it!  The people are amazing, the job is fulfilling, and the sense of honest care and attention for fur babies everywhere is real.  I love being a member of the herd, and even if I won the lottery and didn't need the job I would still enthusiastically stick around.

Training methods could use some improvement, but the company provides and earnestly sets their herd up for success!!

I'm brand new to the job (couple of months in) but I am very happy with this placement. The company is incredibly ethical and management is wonderful and cares about their employees to the point where they pay way more than expected and talk to employees about how things are going in a group chat and keep things professional but friendly. plus I get to pet dogs all day so that's a bonus

It’s rare to find a company that creates a great product that helps animals and that you can believe in. You receive lots of support and ongoing education so you always feel confident speaking to pet parents and knowing that you are giving their pets the very best help. Best of all is getting to play with puppies when they visit !

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