Carrot on a stick. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
8 Feb 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It all looks good on paper.

Cons

They cut your hours down to the bare minimum once you are on insurance and you'll be getting just under full time most weeks. Once you have a few raises under your belt, (they promise two a year with good performance,) or are on benefits you will see your hours fall while they are still hiring new people at the lower rate if pay. If confront management about it they will deny everything. They will say you need to open up your availability to more nights and weekends but it's all lip service. And really fir minimum wage you shouldn't have to be available 24/7 Youll start getting bad reviews and denied raises without warning. Everyone will act like you're doing great and then suddenly there are complaints on your formal review eggregious enough to warrant denial if raise with no warning. Bottom line:it's a terrible place to work and you'll barely be able to pay your bills. All of the old timers there will tell you it's lost its soul

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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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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