It all depends on your store - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
Apr 26, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are great. Fun and supportive work environment with opportunities for advancement IF (and that is a huuuuuuge if) you are in the right store with the right captain.

Cons

Training and standards in general are inconsistent. Performance reviews are incredibly subjective and can easily be biased based on people's personal opinions of you. It's easy to be overlooked if you are not one of the "popular" people, even if you perform better and are more consistent and reliable than other crew members.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great benefits -Positive work culture

Cons

-Can be cliquey depending on location

4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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