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      BEWARE of Store Openings - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

      2.0
      Jan 6, 2013
      Crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits at Trader Joe's are competitive.

      Cons

      What almost no one will tell you is, one of the ways Trader Joe's keep cost low is by not having a traditional approach to advertising. They use A TON of word of mouth to spread the news at Trader Joe's. This is great for consumers and terrible for all employees because no customers means no hours. This would be fine if management were upfront about this fact which they are not. It happens at every new Trader Joe's for the most part. With that said, my advice is to beware of working at a brand new store. There are hardly any hours to go around and they most definitely wont tell you that during training.

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      5.0
      Jul 11, 2026
      Courtesy clerk/bagger
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy schedule to work with

      Cons

      None at all at all none

      4.0
      May 27, 2026
      Crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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