Age discrimination not a current or former employee - Anonymous employee Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Call to speak with a manager who said they were hiring and went in to apply and I am way over qualified to even work there but I wanted a part-time job to make some extra money.

Cons

Never got back to me. I had to call multiple times. I think they definitely discriminate against age and I've also read a lawsuit against them already in the same area of Pennsylvania. Also when I called they still said they were hiring and then I found out who I was and said they were not hiring at this time. Which is it?

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-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

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-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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