Stay far and away from this place! - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Aug 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ten percent discount on goods you probably do not even want anyway.

Cons

Working here was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made. Nothing that you do is ever good enough, promotions are all but impossible, and the products are not even slightly compelling. Unless you want a job that's easy and surrounded by products for people who can't cook from scratch, stay far away from this company. If you went to college and expect to use your education towards tackling complex problems, writing reports, making presentations, and doing anything requiring more than a junior high level education, this is not the place for you. The lack of challenge makes this job stressful, and the general public will never take you as an equal because you won't be compensated fairly, most of your coworkers are morons, and you wear a t-shirt and plastic name tag to work.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
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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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