Lonely Angel

My mother wanted some more rosy red minnows for her 30 gallon tank, so I went to petco with her today. The minnows are sold as feeder fish in a huge tank with small goldfish, so I have to be there to tell the sales person which ones are minnows and which are goldfish

I asked the checkout clerk for assistance in the aquatics section and the manager actually came out to help. She seemed to know what she was doing so I wandered over to the betta display to look at a boy that had caught my eye on the last visit. After a minute my mom called me over to the minnow tank. One of the goldfish had swum into the net at the last minute and was now in our bag. The manager knew it was a goldfish so she asked if we still wanted it. I explained to my mom that she didn't have room for a goldfish, then joked "unless I buy another 55 gallon!"

The manager asked if I had a 55 gallon already (and of course offered to sell me another if I wanted it ) so I told her I had two, plus six smaller tanks.

"That must be a lot of maintenance." She said and I agreed that it was but I enjoyed it. She asked if I knew a lot about fish and said that they were badly in need of an aquatics expert as they didn't have anyone knowledgeable about fish (I restrained myself from saying "I've noticed!")

The manager told me I could apply online and bring a resume by the store to leave for her. They wanted a full-time employee, but since fall semester has just begun I don't have time for college plus a full-time job. She said they would be willing to hire a part-time if the person had enough knowledge, so I may be working at petco soon! (10% employee discount, here I come! )

I wasn't really looking for a job, but I have a light course-load this semester and I hate hearing the petco workers giving out so much bad information ("bettas like small cups" and "you can fit several goldfish in a 5 gal") Maybe I can help properly educate some people about fish care.

Wow, that was a long post!

angelfish220

Yeah!!!

Fishlorians will soon take over petco and make it a good fish store!!!!

Good for you using you knowledge for the good of the fishy universe!

fishrule101

How much are you being paid??

Lonely Angel

It will depend on what position I take. I'll know more when I bring my resume to the store. (I already applied online, but the manager said to come back to the store to meet again also)

Lucy

That's great, I hope you get the job.

pinkfloydpuffer

That's awesome! Having someone who actually knows something about fish at Petco would be really great!

Lonely Angel

I have an interview scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. I'll keep you all updated!

pinkfloydpuffer

Good luck!

Martinismommy

That would be a fun part time job.......I hope you get it....

Lucy

Good luck, I hope you get the job.

Be prepared though, I think one of their requirements is that you must know nothing about fish.

cognizant

I was under the impression that Petco only hired people with limited to no knowledge.

It will be good to see someone who knows what they are talking about working there!

COBettaCouple

LOL.. Yea, don't tell them you're part of Fishlore.

Bonochick

Good luck with the interview! It's so nice to go to a place like Petco or Petsmart and deal with an aquatic person who you can tell really knows his or her stuff.

Lonely Angel

I got the job!

I'll be working 25-30 hrs a week with a starting salart of $8/hr + benefits. There's a 25 cent pay increase for every specialty you pass a test on (can't be too hard given the knowledge their current "specialists" have ) and I'll be able to pass the aquatics and small animal right away since I already know a lot about them.

My first day of training is tommorow - I'm looking forward to starting! Thanks to everyone who wished me luck!

pinkfloydpuffer

Woohoo! Congratulations!

Martinismommy

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Congratulations! Can't wait to hear about your 1st day......

Lucy

Good going!

kacie

You could really make a difference. I noticed one of my local petsmarts doesn't have the usual dead fish population and when i called to see if they had tetra smart start she quized me on my setup and situation and had some good advice for me. So you could really make a difference. Good luck.