Pros
Some great people to work with. A 10% discount on food Every hour you are rotated on what you do, so it makes the work day go faster. Dental/Medical insurance, 401K, and even a gym membership
Cons
People often say the reason they want to apply is because it seems like a "fun place to work." Reading the reviews, you would think employees are in a cult and wear their TJ's shirts on their days off. But here is the reality: • You are expected to lift. A lot. Heavy bags and boxes. And be on your feet for 8 hours. You are often sore at the end of the say because it is a workout physically and emotionally. • You will have about 3 interviews for a position that pays slightly above minimum wage. • While the few remaining veterans talk about how great the store used to be (25% discount, 4 raises/year, more of a 2nd family), no one talks about how great it is. • What once may have been a team/family is now every person for themselves, with sycophants rewarded for their flirtation and flattery, while hard work goes unnoticed. A few people left in frustration for this very reason. • Each store is different. One reviewer had managers that would accommodate your schedule for, say, finals. Our store was rigid when someone wanted to change from 12am to 11pm ("that's why we hired you") while giving new hires the early shift that was requested. • Tastings were once a regular thing so you could talk about the products, available for much of the day. Then they stopped doing them. They were brought back only because crew complained. Now we have them once a week (maybe) and can sample food - for about 5 minutes, eat-it-and-beat-it style. Outside of that, we are expected to know a constantly changing stock by buying it ourselves from the low wages we make. • The turnover is surprisingly high – as low as a few days, on average, about 3-6 months. I have even seen a number of mates leave in a very short time, and a couple that are already saying that they are looking for other work, because the scheduling leaves little work/life balance. • Here is the kicker: At least 2 new hires have complained about the coldness of some of the staff. To this day, there are about 10% of the staff that have never even acknowledged me, made eye contact with me, nor said hello to me once. I have no idea how they got a job here.