Good experience - Crewmember Trader Joe's Employee Review

4.0
Dec 11, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

positive environment training provided, tasks are relatively simple to learn encouraged to think for yourself and grow in your role if you want more responsibility 20% discount makes a huge difference budget-wise opportunities to receive feedback and improve target areas you don't have to think about work when you're not there - you get to mentally clock out completely great workout as long as you're safe and conscientious with your body pay isn't great but better than a lot of other service jobs very diverse and welcoming - you can express yourself fairly freely and they can provide pronoun pins if you want

Cons

pressure to be positive when circumstances are less than ideal physically demanding, sore feet and back if you don't take care of your body and stretch/prepare adequately for your shift easy to get stuck in this job and become mentally complacent unpredictable schedule, new hires are often relegated to night shifts going as late as 10-11 pm the company is union-busting and the food is actually pretty bad for you

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great work environment. They change your task every hour so the day moves by really quickly. The culture is overall very positive.

Cons

Stores can get really busy so you definitely are constantly doing a task.

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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