Great Benefits, super fun work environment - not for everyone - Store Mate Trader Joe's Employee Review

4.0
Feb 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits Easy to move up if you're willing to work hard Very positive work environment - most crew and customers are genuinely happy to be there. Store discount is sick. Awesome team. Shifts go by quick.

Cons

The weight of the store is on the Mates - workload and responsibility goes up A LOT from crew to mate, but the pay does not really go up proportionately. Can be pretty high stress - if you have a lot of callouts, you are responsible to pick up the slack and make it work.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Great benefits -Positive work culture

Cons

-Can be cliquey depending on location

4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Great way to meet people, socialize, and learn customer service -Always tasked with different things every hour -Friendly crew who will always help you to learn and get better at your job -Get a slight pay raise every 6 months -No outside commitments and amazing benefits if you work full time (about 28 hours a week for every 6 months) -Will take time, but find your friend group, stay with them and have fun, you can't please everybody -Care for your body, do not overdo it with physical labor, its a retail job and you only have one fragile body for yourself, get help or insist about your pains

Cons

-Not many, unless you are stuck in a bad store with bad management -I had some good luck of working in 3 great stores, so YMMV -Sometimes can get cliquey like you are back in high school -Getting promoted up to store management may involve buttering up and being a "yes-person" -Care for your body, do not overdo it with physical labor, its a retail job and you only have one fragile body for yourself, get help or insist about your pains

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