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You need to raise your z-offset. PLA should be squished onto the bed. PET-G needs to be laid down neatly. If you try to squish it then the next layer snags on it because it's tacky and it causes it to lose adherence. Raise your z-offset by 0.02-0.15mm. It'll require some experimentation.
You also need a much hotter bed. I use 60c for PLA and 90c for the first layer of PET-G and then 85c for every other layer.
Ultimately what worked best for me was getting a spring steel bed surface. I never had much luck with PET-G on the glass or default bed surface. As soon as I got a spring steel bed all of my problems were solved.