Apply at your own risk. Advertised benefits and pay to lure employees no longer exist. - Section Leader Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Nov 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

10% Discount on already reasonable priced products.

Cons

Due to Obama Care the company is trying to boot as many people off the insurance as possible. This means that they overhire to get the job done while cutting hours to the minimum. Employees who've relied on the company for years to pay their bills are now scrambling to make ends meet. And you can't get a second part-time job because then you're dropped from scheduling. Our store has had almost 30% turnover in the past two years. Another pretty crappy thing they do is advertise the great benefits, hours, and working conditions that they had 3-8 years ago, but no longer exist. New hires are lured in with promised of promotion and great pay. Many have left better paying jobs to work for us, only to find out they were flat out lied to because part of the "New Paradigm" is no in-house promotions. If employees get organized they'd have a great shot at a lawsuit.

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Pros

Fun place and good people!

Cons

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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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