They have lost their way. I have 10+ yrs in on two coasts, and its gone to hell. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Feb 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If your manager likes you, you get to work. If your captain does not, you are written off the schedule. Personal rectal/oral application with lots of tongue to keep your job and hours. Benifitts, or we had them until the company cut them, cut out all the good things we had, like good health care coverage, tasting programs, store parties, overtime, and more. We used to have nice things.

Cons

The place is so felching worried about the SPPH that they kill their employees. Do more with less, constantly. We hit a sales day with a $400 spph. The store was a wreck, the employees frazzled, backs injured, etc In short, the company is too incredibly greedy and does NOT care about the employee or the employee safety anymore. They have been going after senior staff lately in an effort to reduce payroll. Ger rid of the old timers, and hire new kids you can abuse for less.

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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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