Used to be great - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
27 Jun 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

regular customers and great crew

Cons

Managers are misogynist and discriminatory. Used to offer great benefits until they stripped most of the crew of them and started writing them up for being upset about it. Hours are based on favoritism. You may end up scheduled 6 hours in a week while your coworker is getting a full 40, but management will tell you everyone is getting their hours cut. They want you to be completely wide open available for those six hours, which makes working a second job almost impossible. Management has openly made fun of coworkers with disabilities. They also make things up on your review. Hire on at your own risk.

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Pros

Friendly Environment with Welcoming Customer Service

Cons

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4.0
27 May 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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