It used to be a good place to work, now it is becoming corporate and no longer employee friendly. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
Sep 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, as long as you are willing to work weekends. Good place to work while a student - benefits start at 20 hours/week.

Cons

No longer a good long term employer. Hours can be brutal, but the compensation for that has dropped significantly. Used to be, the company utilized the unique abilities of each person. Now, everyone is required to be the same type of employee. People are hired for personality & suck up ability - no one takes responsibility for the day to day needs of our stores :(

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work all around

Cons

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4.0
May 27, 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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