Love Trader Joe's! - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

5.0
Nov 15, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-great pay, much more than comparable grocery stores -fantastic benefits (cheap health insurance, great coverage, amazing retirement plan, paid time off) -very positive store environment -managers are much more concerned with making customers and employees happy than with the store's bottom line. I've never worked in such a supportive environment before! -everyone basically does the same job, and managers pitch in and do just as much work as crew -I love that we have control of everything on a store level: writing orders for product every day, having in-house sign artists, being involved with local communities, etc. -lots of fun, and of course a discount on the great food

Cons

-work can be very physically demanding -shifts can cover all hours, very early morning and late night shifts

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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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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