Crew member - Part Time Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

5.0
Apr 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people, amazing benefits, excellent pay. Room for advancement. Work hard and get a raise every 6 months. Feels like family, crew and customers alike.

Cons

Favoritism, cliques, lack of communication between managers. There has been a recent push to hire younger, inexperienced people (at lower pay) who are really friendly and give great customer service but sorely lack in the efficiency department. There is also a lack of accountability.

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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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