Pros
The crew members, we have all become a family in which we are all so supportive of each other and will do anything to help each other out. I love that the company has great unique food at such a great price, with no added anything.
Cons
I have quite a few more cons than I do pros unfortunately. First one being the management. They have their favorites and it's becoming very frustratingly obvious. To be working so hard, and feeling so proud of yourself- but still consistantly told you're not doing a good job really gets to you after awhile. Especially when other mates are congradating you on your great work that day. To me, I know I'm not doing anything wrong. So I'm not mad at myself, I'm angry with how they are able to do this. I know I'm not the only one this is happening to at my store, which is sad to me that other people are going thru it as well. Now; I don't ( and didn't ever ) see myself working at Trader Joes for the rest of my life, that being said, I was super excited to sign up for the experience that I had heard about working there, and all the fun that would come out of it. My captain once told me that this job isn't rocket science then proceeding to basically call me ( for lack of a better term ) stupid for the rest of the 15 minute meeting, which ended with a final warning due to an issue that was a mistake and not even a big deal AT ALL. I had never been in trouble before so a final warning made no sense to me. Over time my hours decreased even though I had been working very hard only to go un-noticed. I'm very disappointed with how I am treated and thinking of taking it to corporate. I feel worthless at this company because they know that if anyone quits they'll have a new person in the following day. They really don't care about their staff.