Meh. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
May 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The majority of the co-workers, the hourly wage (considering that as a crew member you are a part-time employee), the 10% discount the company offers you for being an employee.

Cons

Highly physical and repetitive type of work (e.g. working up to 5 hours at the checkout, lifting goods that can weight in the excess of 50 pounds, bending in awkward ways to be able to stock shelves, working in the milk box which is set at a very low temperature), lacks creativity (unless you happen to be the sign artist), hard work is often overlooked and not kept in consideration by management, dealing with rude and pretentious customers on a daily basis, managers that are not qualified to manage.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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